Posted on 05/11/2009 11:25:43 AM PDT by VirginiaConstitutionalist
Poll: Independents reject Obama, agree with Libertarian Party
Polling shows independents aren't buying Obama’s promises of prosperity through Big Government
WASHINGTON -- Despite a deep financial crisis and the election of a left-wing president, political independents still see “big government” as a greater than “big business” by an unchanged two-to-one margin, America’s third-largest party notes today.
“Independent voters believed Candidate Obama when he said he would be mainstream. Their trusting votes gave him a narrow victory,” said Donny Ferguson, Libertarian National Committee Communications Director. “But now that the real Barack Obama has revealed himself, they’re not following his bootlegger turn toward the radical left. They still believe the same Big Government that Obama promises as our global salvation will be America’s undoing.”
“Only one party in America agrees with independent voters, and that is the Libertarian Party,” said Ferguson. “Republicans spent 14 years fattening government with their ever-escalating budgets. Even the Republican ‘alternative budget’ called for massive deficits and bigger spending.”
“Once again, Libertarians are the only mainstream party in America. Only Libertarians will reduce the size and cost of government. Obama and the Republicans have us spiraling towards national bankruptcy.”
A Rasmussen Reports poll released Monday asked 1,007 adults “which of the following will be the biggest threat to the country in the future –”big business”, big labor or “big government?” Fifty-nine percent (59%) of politically independent Americans viewed “big government” as the greatest threat, virtually unchanged from the 60 percent measured the last time the question was asked in 2006 – before the financial crisis and election of Barack Obama.
Only 30 percent answered “big business” and 8 percent answered “big labor,” both also virtually unchanged from the 26 percent and 10 percent measured in 2006.
Since the question was asked major financial crises have weakened the economy and the White House has been occupied by a president pushing radical expansions of government size and power -- with virtually no effect on independents. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus three percent.
The poll was released on the same day the White House released numbers showing the economy performing worse than Obama promised, and the federal budget deficit growing to a size four times larger than the 2008 Bush record. Under Obama, the federal government will borrow nearly 50 cents for every dollar it spends, an unsustainable and inflationary level of borrowing.
In more bad news for Obama, the only Americans buying into his opposition to capitalism are largely those who already voted for him, leaving little room to expand his support.
Democrats in 2006 feared “big government” more than “big business” by a 55 percent to 32 percent margin. Following in lockstep with Obama, they have flipped their views. Now, Democrats fear job creators more than government by a 52 percent to 32 percent margin.
Opposition to “big government” grew among grassroots Republicans, though their party leadership doesn’t seem to share that view, based on their “alternative budget.” In 2006, Republicans feared “big government” more than “big business” by a 68 percent to 18 percent margin. That grew in 2009 to 80 percent to 10 percent.
“Grassroots Republicans oppose Big Government and want a party that agrees with them. Once again, the Libertarian Party is the only party that proposes cutting spending. We don’t follow the still-vibrant Republican tradition of making government bigger and costlier each year,” said Ferguson.
The Libertarian Party is America's third-largest political party, founded in 1971 as an alternative to the two main political parties. You can find more information on the Libertarian Party by visiting http://www.LP.org. The Libertarian Party proudly stands for smaller government, lower taxes and more freedom.
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...but wait, Colin Powell said Americans want to pay more in taxes and want more government in their lives.
LOL!!! That joke writes itself...
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He’s a Chicago thug. The names change; the machinery stays the same.
So Independents are shocked that Obama lied to them. Well who would have thought it!!!
“Independent voters believed Candidate Obama when he said he would be mainstream. Their trusting votes gave him a narrow victory,”
Anyone that was stupid enough to think that the most left-wing member of the Senate would govern from the middle is a moron. He didnt even claim that he would. They projected their "Hope" that he wouldn't be the Marxist that he said he would be once he got to the highest office in the land. How stupid do you have to be?
Independents... I think that’s French for moron. If they couldn’t see through this guy in October, they won’t be able to see through him now. Stooges, all. Let’s return to the ORIGINAL deal where only PROPERTY HOLDERS could vote!!!! Our electorate must become be more intelligent than these American Idol clowns...
Maybe we could sell these “Independents” the Brooklyn Bridge!!!!
to be fair, I 100% agree with their stance on smaller government and the fact that the Republicans have sold us out, but I mean geeze, how stupid did you have to be to not see that he was going to socialize the country.
Independent voters believed Candidate Obama when he said he would be mainstream. Their trusting votes gave him a narrow victory.....
The OBozo is a one term disaster for sure.
This will require replacing National GOP leadership with strong conservatives that will tell the public... "here's the menu. Pick something you like or go somewhere else. We ain't changin' the cookin'"
Yep.
He and the MSM baffled them all with BS and now we have at least 2 and possibly 4 to 8 years of this.
What say you, Mr. Colon Powell?
They may not be “buying it” but I’ll bet you dollars to donuts that they’ll vote for the socialist again in 2012.
Independent voters believed Obama would be mainstream?....OMG! And guess whose fault this is?....The damn media never questioned anything Obama did! His radical background didn’t bother any of these so called independent voters? Anything that questioned his experience to be president was stuffed!
"I want to have sex whenever I want, with whomever (or, whatever) I want."
IF they are not buying his and state radio’s bag of lies, why are 0’s poll numbers still high ?
Getting OBozo into the White House was a supreme Chicago con job carried out by the media, George Soros and groups like ACORN!
Me thinks his numbers are a con job also! I don’t believe anything written or said about Erkel anymore!
they actually did pretty decent for awhile when it was a divided govt. The growth really kicked in when they had a rubber stamp in the white house.
The LP is too accepting of illegal immigration for me. Not that the GOP is great, but at least it has some patriots on the issue.
Anyone who calls themself a Libertarian and voted for Obama is an idiot and does not know what a Libertarian truely is, simple as that.
Sure, some libertarians want to legalize drugs, gay marriage and abortion, but most want less government and less taxes. So Libertarians who only want gay drug doing abortionist, but taxes to go through the roof, and free health care ect, there is a party for you already called the Green Party, or Democrat party. Stay out of the Libertarian party please! We do not want your liberty hating communist side any where near Libertarianism.
Kinda like Bill Marhar who calls himself a Libertarian but is always salvating at Democrats and Obama, just makes me scratch my head.
What’s worse is that Bush could’ve followed the Obama playbook and rammed through every single piece of conservative legislation in the first 100 days. But Bush wasn’t a conservative on anything but social and foreign policy issues.
Obama’s promises are the hope of fools..
And Joe Biden said it's patriotic to pay high taxes.
Joe Biden has hair plugs and talks to himself.
“Joe Biden has hair plugs and talks to himself.”
LOL! And when he laughs heartily, you’ll know he told himself a funny joke.
A greater what?
RE: “Independent voters believed Candidate Obama when he said he would be mainstream. Their trusting votes gave him a narrow victory.....
The OBozo is a one term disaster for sure.”
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I sure hope you are correct re the one-term for zero. But are we certain those who put him over the top in ‘08 were Independents?
What about all the ‘youths’ and/or minorities who supported him en masse and will undoubtedly do so in the next election no matter what a disaster his administration has been? Who REALLY voted for zero anyway? Any statistics?
He has his secret service detail picking up the clumps that fall out of his head during public appearances.
Please contact your congressman, do you know how many donkeys had to be sacrificed to cover up this empty dome?
Where were these people in the fall?
He lied. He's a democrat. Most of them pretend to have conservative values and win.
Now, if only the conservatives would do the same - but mean it!
I would be so happy to have true representatives that represent us. If we can get the independents to follow conservative lines we can sweep the house clean again.
A related dynamic is responsible for the dumb chick with the huge boobs and nice a** keeping the job she cannot perform properly - her coworkers like having her around because of the way she makes them feel about themselves.
I admit to being comforted by the fact that Americans did not dismiss outright a candidate because of his skin tone, while at the same time I fear large numbers of Americans voted for him because of the image they wanted to project to eachother and to the world (in part contingent upon said skin tone).
Obama's popularity is predicated upon his image, not his policies - this is the main reason direct media exposure is being used to promulgate the Democrats' message. The GOP needs to divorce Obama the person from his policies, and attack said policies. Hammer the policies, link the policies to Democrats, and remain vague/indifferent to Obama the man. Make it emotionally safe for independents to oppose Obama's policies while still "liking" Obama.
But Bush wasn’t a conservative on anything but social and foreign policy issues.
You’re correct in stating that President Bush wasn’t much of a strong, morally sound fiscal conservative. The Dems did their part to dismantle any standing since 2001.
The only solace I have is that we had eight years to prepare, because if AlGore would have won in 2000, it would have been just like it is now.
Something isn't right there. Do you sense it?
The media needs chaos in order to fill their 24 hour news slots. In my opinion, they create the news when they have none. Keeping people on edge keeps then tuning in.
It's hard to get real news these days. It's like 24 hour spin.
Traitors .Communist Lackeys their protest symbolic vote and Acorn vote Fraud put the Communists in power..
If these people are that dam stupid not to see his past record then they should NOT be voting.
“What’s worse is that Bush could’ve followed the Obama playbook and rammed through every single piece of conservative legislation in the first 100 days. “
In 2001, we had 50 senators plus Cheney. Then Jeffords jumped and we did not even have 50, let alone the 60 you need.
The dems had 58 and if franken gets in, they got 59 and with spectre, they get to 60.
I can't go along with taking voting rights back to lords and peasants, but I sure do think that while you are on government assistance or your kids are in foster care you shouldn't be able to vote, just the same as felons are not allowed to vote, because you are no longer a contributing member of society. It's a clear conflict of interest, just like Congress voting themselves raises, which also has to stop.
Unfortunately, liberty scares more people then would admit.
What's worse than their fear(s) are their leaders.
Their leaders --D and R-- hold liberty in the highest contempt, have and do everything and anything in their power to subvert all the Republic once stood for.
Mine isn't an accusation, mine's a reading of what they've done -- all the proof one needs is what we see, today.
One day, God willing, there'll be an awakening. I want to be a part of that event. It'll be where the proverbial rubber finally meets the road for many.
Forgive if this is a repeat but WTH did these dopes think they were going to get when THEY voted him in? Buyers’ remorse IS NOT ALLOWED! Because of the Messiah’s “charisma”, these idiots bought into his lies and screwed the whole country. NOW they poll differently - too damn bad...
I want to exercise total control over everyone's lives, using everyone else's money to finance my agenda.
The Repub agenda is:
I want to go along with the left, as long as they cut us in on some of their crumbs.
Assuming that all the Libertarians want to do is smoke pot (which is nothing more than a stereotype, as well as an ad hominen attack on the part of those who can't rebut their arguments), the question is: in the end, whose agenda as stated above is most harmful for the country?
It is hard to rebut the truth.
Only Obama can
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