Truth Revolt -- A new poll shows that Americans have little confidence in President Obama's administration to protect them from terrorist attacks or mass shootings, and even less faith that the federal government will improve the flagging economy.
Just 2 percent are "extremely confident" the government can handle the unstable job market, which this month saw worker participation rates drop to the lowest level in history. The same paltry percentage expressed optimism that Team Obama could handle "economic uncertainty on Wall Street."
According to the latest Associated Press-GfK poll, Americans also have little confidence that Obama and the federal government can reduce racial tensions, despite the fact that the president is the first half-black, half-white man ever elected.
The poll found that "Democrats tend to express more faith in the government's ability to protect them than do Republicans," the AP reported. "Yet even among Democrats, just 27 percent are confident the government can keep them safe from terrorist attacks. Fewer than 1 in 5 say so on each of the other issues, including climate change."
"Urbanites tend to be more confident the government will keep them safe from terrorist threats than do people living in suburbs and rural areas. Younger Americans are more confident than older people that the government can minimize the threat of mass shootings. When it comes to quelling racial tensions, Hispanics are more confident than are blacks and whites.
The AP-GfK Poll was conducted September 25-29, before a man returning from Liberia was diagnosed as the first case of Ebola in America.
Meanwhile, the AP also released a story Sunday that painted the Ebola scare in its most favorable light. Headlined "PEOPLE SCARED, BUT OUTBREAK UNLIKELY," the story quotes Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health, who said it's "extraordinarily unlikely" the United States will have an outbreak.
"CAN YOU CATCH IT ON A BUS OR PLANE? It's very unlikely," the story says.
"WHAT HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE DOING
"The CDC is overseeing multiple layers of response:
-The Ebola-hit African nations are checking people at airports for fever, and asking them about any contact with an infected person, before allowing them to board planes out of the country.
-Airlines are required by law to watch for sick travelers and alert authorities before landing."
Hmm, that didn't work out too well last time.
Blog author comments - I don't believe that the Democrat supporters have lost faith in Obama; this will never happen no matter what he does or does not do. We will see just how many will continue to support the Democrats in the upcoming midterm election in November. The 2014 midterms will be very interesting. The Democrats are going to be using all the nastiest tricks they have leading up to the midterms. Voter fraud will be rampant during the elections, the Democrats do not want to lose the Senate. Just 2 percent are “extremely confident” the government can handle the unstable job market, which this month saw worker participation rates drop to the lowest level in history. This is what happens when you punish the rich and businesses because it's the rich and businesses that create jobs.
The only way the government can help with the job market is to lower taxes and cut regulations. Last week the delusional mainstream media outlets were celebrating new government data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that showed that the unemployment rate declined to 5.9 percent. But, what was reported was wrong. The reported 5.9 percent unemployment rate is because the labor force participation rate dropped to a 36 year low. And while according to the Household Survey, 232,000 people found jobs, what is more disturbing is that the people not in the labor force, rose to a new record high, increasing by 315,000 to 92.6 million!
It is very important for the Republicans to win the Senate in 2014. In 2010 the Democrats lost the House because of what Obama did during his first two years in office, mainly the Stimulus and Obamacare. The voter backlash cost the Democrats the House. By winning the Senate in 2014 the Republicans would have the opportunity for two years to demonstrate that they can govern, but they can't govern with only the House.
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