More & More = Less & Less
Can more and more information equal less and less approval?
As the Obama Administration is forced to share more and more factual information with the public, there is a decided movement to less and less approval in the poll numbers. The public has begun to become engaged in the detail, and not just at the surface level the Administration had hoped to use to carry the day.
People are beginning to understand that they will be impacted by the changes that Congress is trying to effectuate on behalf of the Administration. Not only are they now aware that these programs will affect them, they are coming to understand that they likely will find themselves adversely affected by the programs.
People thought they wanted national health care so long as it didn't hurt their health care. People thought it wise to bail out insurers and stock brokerage firms so long as it didn't cost them anything. People were behind the bailout of auto manufacturers until they began to understand the implications in what they'd be able to buy and in what these new vehicles would cost. People were astounded when the price tags began to be totaled.
People were willing to put their faith in the person who campaigned as the answer to every need and every problem, but that was before they knew any of the substance behind the flowery plans that were unfolded weekly on the campaign trail.
People can be very gullible when it comes to voting for a candidate. People measure the candidate's statements against their own standards for self. People tend to believe that every statement from a politician carries the same honesty that their own statements carry.
More and more information is finding its way to the people now as Congress is forced to get specific about what it is doing, and there is less and less approval of these actions as the result of the detail becoming better known. This is becoming so much an issue, that the mainstream media has begun resorting to polling that is engineered to produce the desired result.
There was a reason that the changes were thrown at people so often. That was to assure that people would become numbed and ultimately that people would stop paying attention and simply trust the Administration.
People are beginning to understand that they'd better pay attention, and close attention, at that. Even the personal approval numbers for President Obama are beginning to erode month over month. It was that personal approval, rather than approval of proposed policies, that got him elected. He still carries a majority in that regard but those around him are falling rapidly. It will only take a bit of time until we see both Congress and President Obama suffering declines in approval.
Fast track doesn't equate to good legislation.
As the Obama Administration is forced to share more and more factual information with the public, there is a decided movement to less and less approval in the poll numbers. The public has begun to become engaged in the detail, and not just at the surface level the Administration had hoped to use to carry the day.
People are beginning to understand that they will be impacted by the changes that Congress is trying to effectuate on behalf of the Administration. Not only are they now aware that these programs will affect them, they are coming to understand that they likely will find themselves adversely affected by the programs.
People thought they wanted national health care so long as it didn't hurt their health care. People thought it wise to bail out insurers and stock brokerage firms so long as it didn't cost them anything. People were behind the bailout of auto manufacturers until they began to understand the implications in what they'd be able to buy and in what these new vehicles would cost. People were astounded when the price tags began to be totaled.
People were willing to put their faith in the person who campaigned as the answer to every need and every problem, but that was before they knew any of the substance behind the flowery plans that were unfolded weekly on the campaign trail.
People can be very gullible when it comes to voting for a candidate. People measure the candidate's statements against their own standards for self. People tend to believe that every statement from a politician carries the same honesty that their own statements carry.
More and more information is finding its way to the people now as Congress is forced to get specific about what it is doing, and there is less and less approval of these actions as the result of the detail becoming better known. This is becoming so much an issue, that the mainstream media has begun resorting to polling that is engineered to produce the desired result.
There was a reason that the changes were thrown at people so often. That was to assure that people would become numbed and ultimately that people would stop paying attention and simply trust the Administration.
People are beginning to understand that they'd better pay attention, and close attention, at that. Even the personal approval numbers for President Obama are beginning to erode month over month. It was that personal approval, rather than approval of proposed policies, that got him elected. He still carries a majority in that regard but those around him are falling rapidly. It will only take a bit of time until we see both Congress and President Obama suffering declines in approval.
Fast track doesn't equate to good legislation.
Posted by The Curmudgeon at 6/22/2009 8:20 AM 
Categories: Politics,Quality of Life,Economy,National Issues
Categories: Politics,Quality of Life,Economy,National Issues
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