71% Angry at Federal Government, Up Five Points Since September

[notesdev]

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/november_2009/71_angry_at_federal_government_up_five_points_since_september

Seventy-one percent (71%) of voters nationwide say they’re at least somewhat angry about the current policies of the federal government. That figure includes 46% who are Very Angry.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 27% are not angry about the government's policies, including 10% who are Not at All Angry.

Men are angrier than women, and voters over 40 are more angry than those who are younger. A majority of those over 40 are Very Angry. Only 25% of under-30 voters share that view.

The data suggests that the level of anger is growing. The 71% who are angry at federal government policies today is up five percentage points since September.

Even more stunning, the 46% who are Very Angry is up 10 percentage points from September.

Among the nation’s Political Class, just six percent (6%) are angry. However, among those with more Mainstream, or populist, views, 85% are angry. A majority of Americans today hold views that can be described as Mainstream or populist. Very few align with the Political Class (see more information on this divide).

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[DJ13]

1. Trillions to banks without question

But try to obtain healthcare for people, or create jobs and it must be studied to determine if it will add to the deficit.

People arent stupid, they can see whats really important to our government.

[Warpy]

2. You bet they can and they're pretty damned sick of it

If those old boys in Congress want to keep their jobs, they need to start paying attention to what people are saying.

I'd really hate to see a repeat of 1994 and another 12 years of a right wing Congress, but that looks like what we're going to get if Democrats don't start to act more like Democrats.

[Echo In Light]

Profit$ Over People is 100% Religion

[tuvor]

3. Is the use of the word "angry" in poll questions a new thing?

"Approve" and "disapprove" just don't cut it anymore, huh?

[yurbud]

6. reminds me of the BBC poll when they asked who was the most dangerous leader in the world

and Bush was the first president to make the list and hit the top if I remember correctly.

The same is true here. Reality demands the question.

[yurbud]

4. someone's starting to ask the right questions.

[yurbud]

5. where are the blue dog/DLC/GOP apologists for the status quo? still waiting to be faxed their

talking points?

[Individualist]

7. They'll be chiming in with their neolib BS any moment now.

They still haven't figured out people aren't buying that crap.