(Community Matters) Real Clear Politics – poll of pollls showing growing discontent among independents against existing politics.
“Independents have flipped negative,” warns Bevan. “That’s not a good thing for any party.”
“What do these phenomena have in common? In two words: disillusionment and disgust,” says Lara Brown, Villanova University political science professor.
Voters wonder what happened to candidates they elected to clean up Washington, stop partisan bickering and remove Wall Street titans who retained fat bonuses only because taxpayers bailed out their companies.
A CNN poll last week suggests most no longer agree with Obama “on the issues that matter most to them.”
Other polls suggest Americans feel Republicans are merely “obstructionists.”
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