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applegrove

(118,688 posts)
Thu Sep 27, 2012, 08:37 PM Sep 2012

"Americans' Preference Shifts Toward One-Party Government" by Andrew Dugan at Gallup

Americans' Preference Shifts Toward One-Party Government

by Andrew Dugan at Gallup

http://www.gallup.com/poll/157739/americans-preference-shifts-toward-one-party-government.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_content=morelink&utm_term=All%20Gallup%20Headlines%20-%20Politics

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A record-high 38% of Americans prefer that the same party control the presidency and Congress, while a record-low 23% say it would be better if the president and Congress were from different parties and 33% say it doesn't make any difference. While Americans tend to lean toward one-party government over divided government in presidential election years, this year finds the biggest gap in preferences for the former over the latter and is a major shift in views from one year ago.

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"Americans' Preference Shifts Toward One-Party Government" by Andrew Dugan at Gallup (Original Post) applegrove Sep 2012 OP
Please let it be a harbinger of the House and Senate Races. applegrove Sep 2012 #1
AMEN. DURHAM D Sep 2012 #3
People are tired of gridlock nt Xipe Totec Sep 2012 #2
The Republicans are going to obstruct themselves into extinction. Drunken Irishman Sep 2012 #4
America has always been far more Left on the issues than its gov't and media allows. It's not about leveymg Sep 2012 #5
I can hear wing nut minds exploding... DonViejo Sep 2012 #6
You must have superlative hearing. I wouldn't think exploding RW brains could make much noise. n/t gkhouston Sep 2012 #7
Good! FrenchieCat Sep 2012 #8

leveymg

(36,418 posts)
5. America has always been far more Left on the issues than its gov't and media allows. It's not about
Thu Sep 27, 2012, 08:43 PM
Sep 2012

One-Party, it's about caging the 1% so the rest can survive.

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