Over Half of American Voters Favor Tea Party Views Over Congress

An article this morning  in the Rasmussen Reports should be studied and digested by all patriots and conservatives alike.   Therein, the pollster reports that over half of American voters now favor the views of the Tea Party members over the political class in Washington:

In official Washington, some consider the Tea Party movement a fringe element in society, but voters across the nation feel closer to the Tea Party movement than they do to Congress.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 52% of U.S. voters believe the average member of the Tea Party movement has a better understanding of the issues facing America today than the average member of Congress.  Only 30% believe that those in Congress have a better understanding of the key issues facing the nation.

This is very significant simply because it broke the 50% mark and means that most of those politicians up for reelection in November are in for a bit of a problem. 

Most of us would think that is a rather good indication of things to come but it gets even better towards the end of the report:

As you would expect, there is a wide divide between the Political Class and Mainstream Americans on these questions.  Seventy-five percent (75%) of those in the Political Class say that members of Congress are better informed on the issues.  Among Mainstream Americans, 68% have the opposite view, and only 16% believe Congress is better informed.

By a 62% to 12% margin, Mainstream Americans say the Tea Party is closer to their views.  By a 90% to one percent (1%) margin, the Political Class feels closer to Congress.

“The gap between Americans who want to govern themselves and politicians who want to rule over them may be as big today as the gap between the colonies and England during the 18th century,” Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, says in his new book, In Search of Self-Governance.  “If we had to rely on politicians to fix these problems, the outlook for the nation would be bleak indeed.  Fortunately, in America, the politicians aren’t nearly as important as they think they are.” 

So, what happens when the Political Class no longer has the support of the majority of the American voters?   We all support peaceful change.  So, are you out and about actively supporting good candidates in the up-coming primary election?   If not, now is the time to get actively involved and there are plenty political party and club meetings around that would welcome your involvement.

In any case, it appears that American voters have had quite enough of the socialism crowd and there will soon be significant change in Washington.  But, it will NOT be quite the type of “change” Obama was hoping for. 

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