(Breitbart) - Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe
that the federal government is too big and powerful and are dissatisfied with
how the government is working.
Gallup released its “Mood of the
Nation” poll yesterday, conducted between January 5-8, finding
that 66% of Americans are “unhappy with the size and power of the federal
government.” This number has been the roughly the same for the last three years
after jumping 10 percentage points between 2008 and 2011. In addition, 65% of
Americans “are dissatisfied with the nation’s system of government and how well
it works, the highest percentage in Gallup’s trend since 2001.”
The poll found that “Republicans and
independents are largely responsible for the overall decrease in satisfaction
with government effectiveness in recent years,” and “satisfaction among
Republicans and independents began to wane during President George W. Bush’s
final year in office,” which was also when the Tea Party movement started to
form in response to the big-government programs of the Bush administration.
The poll also found that Republicans
and independents have become even more dissatisfied with government since
President Barack Obama got elected in 2008 while Democrats’ satisfaction has
remained steady since 2004. Gallup found that “satisfaction among independents,
meanwhile, has gone down 10 percentage points” since 2004.
The polling organization noted that
this climate will make it difficult for President Barack Obama to push for more
government programs during his final years in office.
Source: http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/01/22/Gallup-Two-Thirds-Think-Fed-Gov-t-Too-Big-and-Powerful
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