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" Poll says we want change"
Elections say "we like things just as they are"
" Poll says we want change"
Elections say "we like things just as they are"
" Poll says we want change"
Elections say "we like things just as they are"
Internet polls are some of the most unscientific, and unreliable polls out there...
The question is why? As disillusioned as voters are, they keep going back to the same old one or the other.
Because feelings and emotions have as much influence (or more) on our decisions as logic and reason do.
Case of chicken?
Americans are tired of the political establishment and want change, according to an AOL News poll.
When given the choice of Democrat Hillary Clinton, Republican Mitt Romney or "I hope someone else runs," an overwhelming majority of people opted for the devil they don't know.
More than 51,000 people voted as of Tuesday morning, and 61 percent of them are against either of the presumptive frontrunners in the 2016 presidential election.
A meager 26 percent said "Hillary all the way" and only 13 percent think "Mitt Romney is the man with the plan."
The AOL News poll ran from Monday afternoon until Tuesday morning.
It came on the heels of the former first lady and secretary of state appearing in Iowa over the weekend and only hours after a major Romney donor told Fox Business that he expects the former Massachusetts governor to take one more shot at the White House.
Readers also voiced their opinions in over 2,600 comments: opinions were sharply divided.
"I think anyone would be better than Hillary Clinton, one who can not be trusted, believed or depended upon to do the right thing for the country instead of what's good for Hillary," wrote Betty Hensley.
Rick Pollock, responding to Hensley's anti-Clinton comments, wrote: "Hillary's agenda is very pro women. Shame on you."
Hensley's comment was most "liked" on Facebook by AOL readers.
"I would not vote for Romney as dog catcher," said Robert Perez. "He's out touch [sic]."
That comment was echoed by many who griped that the former Bain Capital chairman's excessive wealth is a reason why he would not be a good leader. Others saw his personal success as the exact attribute one looks for in a leader.
AOL.com Article - Anyone but Hillary or Romney: Americans want real change in 2016 presidential election
fairly large poll
51k respondents
not good news for Clinton or Romney followers
Americans are tired of the political establishment and want change, according to an AOL News poll.
When given the choice of Democrat Hillary Clinton, Republican Mitt Romney or "I hope someone else runs," an overwhelming majority of people opted for the devil they don't know.
More than 51,000 people voted as of Tuesday morning, and 61 percent of them are against either of the presumptive frontrunners in the 2016 presidential election.
A meager 26 percent said "Hillary all the way" and only 13 percent think "Mitt Romney is the man with the plan."
The AOL News poll ran from Monday afternoon until Tuesday morning.
It came on the heels of the former first lady and secretary of state appearing in Iowa over the weekend and only hours after a major Romney donor told Fox Business that he expects the former Massachusetts governor to take one more shot at the White House.
Readers also voiced their opinions in over 2,600 comments: opinions were sharply divided.
"I think anyone would be better than Hillary Clinton, one who can not be trusted, believed or depended upon to do the right thing for the country instead of what's good for Hillary," wrote Betty Hensley.
Rick Pollock, responding to Hensley's anti-Clinton comments, wrote: "Hillary's agenda is very pro women. Shame on you."
Hensley's comment was most "liked" on Facebook by AOL readers.
"I would not vote for Romney as dog catcher," said Robert Perez. "He's out touch [sic]."
That comment was echoed by many who griped that the former Bain Capital chairman's excessive wealth is a reason why he would not be a good leader. Others saw his personal success as the exact attribute one looks for in a leader.
AOL.com Article - Anyone but Hillary or Romney: Americans want real change in 2016 presidential election
fairly large poll
51k respondents
not good news for Clinton or Romney followers
The problem is the majority of us have no to little say in who runs. The Republican and Democratic party will decide whom they will run. Since when has either party ever listened to the people? Then too, who does either party have that the people would want? According to Gallup, 26% of the electorate identify with the Democratic Party and a smaller percentage are registered Democrats who vote in their primaries and chose their nominee. The Republican party has 25% of the electorate and the same applies to them. Less then 10% of eligible voters will vote in the presidential primaries, those 10% will narrow the field down to two which you and I will have to choose from.
That's the problem in a nutshell. Even here in NH where we actually have a chance to vote for all of the people who run (not just whatever is left over by the time the primaries get to your state) and it seems we still end up with whoever the "machine" is pushing.
People love to say we need to replace all the politicians and so on, but come general election day, you know 1 of the 2 will win, so even if you don't care for either one, you often times end up picking the lesser of 2 evils (as I did in 2008 when I voted for McCain).
Nothing is going to change. Am I bad for saying that?
" Poll says we want change"
Elections say "we like things just as they are"
As long as this country remains "romantically" tied to the two-party system we currently have, nothing will change.
That's the problem in a nutshell. Even here in NH where we actually have a chance to vote for all of the people who run (not just whatever is left over by the time the primaries get to your state) and it seems we still end up with whoever the "machine" is pushing.
People love to say we need to replace all the politicians and so on, but come general election day, you know 1 of the 2 will win, so even if you don't care for either one, you often times end up picking the lesser of 2 evils (as I did in 2008 when I voted for McCain).
Nothing is going to change. Am I bad for saying that?
The two party system has nothing to do with romance. It's the inevitable result of a winner takes all electoral system.
Dems & Reps seem to have an almost "romantic" view of their own party. They wish and believe it to be something it's not, yet they refuse to see exactly what it is.
They can't see the truth due to their blind "love" of what they think the party should stand for.
That's the problem in a nutshell. Even here in NH where we actually have a chance to vote for all of the people who run (not just whatever is left over by the time the primaries get to your state) and it seems we still end up with whoever the "machine" is pushing.
People love to say we need to replace all the politicians and so on, but come general election day, you know 1 of the 2 will win, so even if you don't care for either one, you often times end up picking the lesser of 2 evils (as I did in 2008 when I voted for McCain).
Nothing is going to change. Am I bad for saying that?
Thanks for the more clear description of what you meant by "romance" but the poll (if it's to be believed) suggests that many are not as "romanced" as you portray. While there are definitely party loyalists, there are a variety of measures which suggest that is declining such as Congress' low approval rating and the increasing # of independents.
This is what I've seen as well. People talk and talk and talk, but every election we see the same old type of people get elected.
I've stopped voting for the lesser of two evils because in the end you're still getting evil. (You as in general you, not you personally).
No you're not bad. You may be cynical, but you're not bad. You may be brutally honest and in touch with political reality in the US, but you're not bad.
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