Posted on 11/11/2016 8:19:25 PM PST by Lorianne
Americans who had cast their votes for the next president early on Tuesday appeared to be worried about the direction of the country, and were looking for a "strong leader who can take the country back from the rich and powerful," according to an early reading from the Reuters/Ipsos national Election Day poll.
The poll of more than 10,000 people who have already cast their ballots in the presidential election showed a majority of voters are worried about their ability to get ahead and have little confidence in political parties or the media to improve their situation. A majority also feel that the economy is rigged to mostly help the wealthy.
The poll, which will be updated as additional responses are tallied and votes are counted throughout Tuesday, found:
- 75 percent agree that "America needs a strong leader to take the country back from the rich and powerful."
- 72 percent agree "the American economy is rigged to advantage the rich and powerful."
- 68 percent agree that "traditional parties and politicians dont care about people like me."
- 76 percent believe "the mainstream media is more interested in making money than telling the truth."
- 57 percent feel that "more and more, I don't identify with what America has become."
- 54 percent feel "it is increasingly hard for someone like me to get ahead in America."
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
the media’s batsh!t crazy is showing brighter today.
Love it!
Aw, another poll. Haven’t they been exposed already?
If they want that, they have to stop asking the wealthy to give them stuff. Having your hand out is the way they got where they are.
No, we do not want “our leader” to be Fidel Castro.
I agree completely.
Except, I also believe they are very accurate in this.
Very accurate. I believe this story is completely right.
wait til their sports and pop culture celebrities find out they’re taking about them!
This worked out swell in 1917 Russia.
Think about it.
Redistribution of wealth?
Absolutely not!
All I ask is a job and a decent wage. That’s all I’m due.
The first two are pure class warfare questions. Most of the rest are okay, but are ambiguous and do not necessarily imply that the respondents care about constitutionalism.
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