Rasmussen Reports™: "Sixty percent (60%) of Americans say the federal government has too much power and too much money, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Just nine percent (9%) say the government has too little power and money. Twenty-four percent (24%) believe the government has about the right amount of both."
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This is the main point the Tea Party folks were trying to make, I think. There were some folks with a more outlandish message, but if you ask what was the bottom line, I'd say that was it. I think if their message catches on they could make quite an impact. When Perot announced his candidacy I thought it was preposterous, and when he dropped out and got back in, I thought he was a joke. He picked the worst VP candidate ever--a heroic POW who himself had no idea why he was in the VP debate. Then Perot got 19% of the popular vote and handed the presidency to Bill Clinton. That's when I decided never again to underestimate the power of populism. The Tea Parties are all about populism.
And to confirm that, it seems that the favorable/unfavorable rating of the Tea Parties is 51/33. So watch out, political class
I think the real class divide in this country is not rich versus poor, or liberal versus conservative. It is the royal imperial ruling political class in Washington versus everyone else!
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