February 26, 2010
It would not be much of a reach to suggest that the 37% of Americans that don’t believe our government represents a threat to citizen’s rights are beneficiaries of government programs where wealth from those that work for a living is directly transferred to those that enjoy government-funded, with our tax dollars, programs. It’s also interesting to me that CNN would put forth the results of their poll. They must see the writing on the wall, with a plummeting audience maybe, they are waking up and deciding to tell the truth. I’ve noticed some good objective things come from CNN of late. This could be an ominous sign for the party currently in power. Random thoughts while observing the passing parade, J.C.
From CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser
Fifty-six percent of Americans say the government poses an immediate threat to individual rights and freedoms.
Washington (CNN) – A majority of Americans think the federal government poses a threat to rights of Americans, according to a new national poll.
Fifty-six percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday say they think the federal government’s become so large and powerful that it poses an immediate threat to the rights and freedoms of ordinary citizens. Forty-four percent of those polled disagree.
The survey indicates a partisan divide on the question: only 37 percent of Democrats, 63 percent of Independents and nearly 7 in 10 Republicans say the federal government poses a threat to the rights of Americans.
According to CNN poll numbers released Sunday, Americans overwhelmingly think that the U.S. government is broken – though the public overwhelmingly holds out hope that what’s broken can be fixed.
The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll was conducted February 12-15, with 1,023 adult Americans questioned by telephone. The survey’s sampling error is plus or minus 3 percentage points for the overall survey.
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