Faith in the Federal Government No Longer Restored: At an all time low.

[Better Believe It]

Faith in the Federal Government No Longer Restored
By: Jon Walker
August 29, 2011

After President Obama won his election in 2008 Gallup detected a noticeable increase in the number of Americans who viewed the federal government positively. But after two and a half years, Americans’ opinions about the federal government have again sunk even lower than the incredible low achieved at the end of the George W Bush’s tenure. From Gallup:



The increasingly negative impression of the federal government should be concerning for the Obama campaign on multiple levels. First, as the head of the federal government, fairly or unfairly, people will blame the President for it not working. Second, the belief that the government is incapable of working only helps re-enforce the Republican party’s small government narrative. And finally, Obama’s 2008 campaign was about changing the way Washington worked, people either don’t think he has changed it or don’t think his changes have been for the better.

http://elections.firedoglake.com/2011/08/29/faith-in-the-federal-government-no-longer-restored/

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Precinct Leaders and Party Leaders refuse to allow innovative and

intelligent candidates to run. If they can't run, they can't win and hold office. What we have now is a convocation of mediocrity.

[Fumesucker]

2. Innovative and intelligent candidates might upset the status quo..

Wouldn't be prudent.

[no_hypocrisy]

5. Yup!

[ixion]

3. The Dems had a Golden Opportunity to be heroes, to be populists

and the screwed the pooch big time. Disappointing in the extreme.

[Fumesucker]

6. Populism from the left is anathema to DC politicians and pundits..

Fake populism from the right is the only allowable form of populism.

[Bragi]

4. Good, if pissing people off is the measure of success /nt