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2007-10-02 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Bobby 2007-10-02 06:45|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Which Presidential candidate is most likely to inspire confidence? This distaste for 'normal' politics has never been greater - though it has been at the heart of preventing all but a couple of sitting Senators from being elected President. Fred Thompson, as one who walked away from it, could be the beneficiary in '08.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-10-02 07:36|| 2007-10-02 07:36|| Front Page Top

#2 You're getting down to identifying the core koolaid drinking party members, The Machine. Usually, the Donks poll pretty consistently somewhere around 24%. At 14%, I would surmise that the 10% difference is the radical left, neo-marxist, who are realizing that the old Donk political machine isn't going to deliver the nation over to them. The Trunks have about a 25% base too. That means there's something around 40% out there for grabs. [I know that doesn't add up to 100%, cause there's probably about 10% who wouldn't like anyone regardless of color, race, or creed. Permanent grouches.]

Confidence ratings for Congress are not only at the bottom of this year's list, but represent the lowest confidence rating in Congress in Gallup's history of using this confidence measure.

If we were to rewrite that in the words they employ for Global Warming, it would be "..the lowest confidence rating in Congress in history."

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-10-02 08:59|| 2007-10-02 08:59|| Front Page Top

#3 People see washington for what it is. A corrupt pool of elitists. I can see many long sitting incumbents not being re-elected over the next couple of election cycles.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-10-02 10:08|| 2007-10-02 10:08|| Front Page Top

#4 Fear not. Once a Democrat is elected president all will be sunshine and cotton candy. Confidence in the economy and institutions will soar and the homeless will disappear into mansions once again. The press will see to that.

Posted by ed 2007-10-02 11:17|| 2007-10-02 11:17|| Front Page Top

#5 Fear not. Once a Democrat is elected president all will be sunshine and cotton candy. Confidence in the economy and institutions will soar and the homeless will <~~disappear into mansions~~ become Soylent Green. Fixed for you.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-10-02 12:44|| 2007-10-02 12:44|| Front Page Top

#6 *giggle*

Posted by trailing wife 2007-10-02 13:01|| 2007-10-02 13:01|| Front Page Top

#7 Disagree Darth: the sheeple will vote as they are told to. very few will research beyond the TV news sound bites. Billary's arms vote flip flop won't even tickle the meter of awareness.....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-10-02 14:53|| 2007-10-02 14:53|| Front Page Top

#8 confidence in Congress is at 14%, the lowest in Gallup's history of this measure

A late breaking report reveals mass voluntary resignations of congressional representatives and senators in response to the public's lack of confidence. In other news: Bridge for sale.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-02 15:45|| 2007-10-02 15:45|| Front Page Top

#9 I agree, Zen. The problem is usually that people hate 434 representatives and 98 senators. But they like their own, so they keep re-electing them. Massachusetts will elect Kennedy until he dies. Same with W. Virginia with Byrd, whatever district in PA that has Murtha, etc. People like it when a congress critter brings home the pork to THEIR district/state.

Posted by Rambler">Rambler 2007-10-02 15:50|| 2007-10-02 15:50|| Front Page Top

#10 This reflects a confluence of both the historically low standing of Congress in the minds of the public and the overall negative mindset of the American public.

See, its not all the fault of congress. If the electorate wasn't in such a bad mood then they would like congress more.

We assume that the low confidence ratings measured this year are connected to Americans' broader malaise with the state of the country. It is not entirely clear what is behind the currently bad mood on the part of Americans, but Gallup analyses show that the Iraq war and the economy are certainly perceived as major problems at this point in time.

Obviously nothing to do with Congress.

Posted by DoDo 2007-10-02 16:14|| 2007-10-02 16:14|| Front Page Top

#11 Sure, pork barrel politics is bad. But it pales in comparison to the huge number in congress who are Un-American and even treasonous in their words and actions.

There has always been pork, scandals and petty (sometimes not so petty) corruption in congress. Un-Americanism is a much newer thing. I think that and that alone accounts for the low approval ratings. They're gonna get what's coming to them. Mark my words.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2007-10-02 22:47|| 2007-10-02 22:47|| Front Page Top

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