The sleeping giant started to stir when the Republicans tried to force amnesty down our throats back in 2006. They mistakenly thought it was a Republican problem. It's become quickly obvious that the democrats are trying to use similar tactics to sneak past the very people that hired them. And they're trying to do this repeatedly.
Virtually all of the bailout and stimulus bills were passed against the will of the vast majority of the people. They want to do the same with health care, but the people are really starting to get angry.