Data Point - Another reason why Republicans poll so badly - Granite Grok

Data Point – Another reason why Republicans poll so badly

From Gallup:

Gallup - Govt biggest problemSo, We the People think Government is “the worst of all evils” (thanks, General Stark!) as we continue to lose freedoms (the power to choose for ourselves).  Obamacare is taking our choice away in the area of healthcare.  Dodd-Frank (financial sector) is now starting the nationalization of the banking sector (more on ObamaLoan later).  Who decides on the type of car you can drive?  The kinds of houses you can live in?  The energy you can use?  The lights you can use?

Do you think that the Republicans would be doing more on this front?  Of COURSE, you’d be right – with the exception of folks like Cruz, Lee, Paul, Amash, and a handful of others, what seems to be the topic du Jour for DC Republicans?  Well, let me give you a hint – Big Biz is shoving them (via the US Chamber of Commerce as well as pro-biz (vs pro Free Market) special interest groups) into Immigration, especially in granting Amnesty.  Yessiree bob!  With a U6 level of Unemployment of 13%, the Party that is trying to be “the Party of the ordinary guys” is about to shaft those self-same folks: the lower skilled blue collar white & minority workers and those trying to get a start in the Economy.  What do you think is gonna happen when 12 million illegal aliens get Amnesty and then be able to compete openly in the marketplace?  Sure, the American Citizen, with a family and a mortgage, is going to get screwed over. 

And all the Republicans have to do politically is to point to polls like this and go “the American people have better things on their minds to which we need to pay attention – we’ll circle back when the American Public says we should”.

If Government is the problem in the minds of voters, fix that instead.  If abuse of power is a problem (e.g., Sarah Palin’s Dad getting audited by the IRS simply for being her Dad, the IRS playing partisan politics with the tax code for perceived political enemies that are against bigger government, for two quick examples.  Add in the Forest Service for shutting down national monuments for another.).  Fix the areas in which abuse is happening – shrink them.  Get rid of them.  Remember, 96% of the EPA’s employees were judges non-essential during the last Slim-down.

I know that old saw that you own 1 of the 3 branches of Government – but you own its purse.  You have PR outlets.  You can play Senate Majority Leader Reid’s own obfuscation pattern against him. Stand up and fight – you might get surprised.

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