It is simply astounding how easily voters are fooled, time after time, apparently indefinitely.
From USA Today this afternoon:
A new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds voters looking toward the midterm elections are overwhelmingly unhappy with the country's direction, dissatisfied with its political leadership, and interested in electing a Congress that will confront President Trump.
Of course, we should be skeptical of any corporate poll. However, this is not the only indicator Congress will flip once again.
Because the public is sold on the “two party” system—in actuality, one party when it comes to war and economics—this naturally means Democrats, not independents, or even socialists or libertarians, will reign supreme.
Identity politics lead the charge:
”I’m concerned about a lot more than my 401(k) here," said Lisa Caswell, 37, a teacher from Collingswood, N.J., who was called in the poll. Of Trump, she said in a follow-up interview, "It seems like every action he takes is to benefit large corporations or white men and white supremacy. I'm nervous for my kids' safety in school. I'm nervous for my neighbors' safety.... I'm concerned about the safety and well-being of everyone in our country."
2 + 2 definitely equals 5.
Does this woman sincerely think Democrats are not the party of large corporations? This white man is not rolling in the dough thanks to Trump and his supposed “white supremacy.”
Lady, turn off CNN.
Propaganda is now a masterful science. Schools shootings are on the decrease, your kids are safer in school than they were last year—not that they will ever be safe in a government “gun free zone” school.
If the election were held today, though, those surveyed say they are more likely to vote for the Democratic candidate for Congress than the Republican one by 47%-32%—a yawning 15 percentage-point advantage. Democrats need to flip 24 seats now held by Republicans to gain control of the House of Representatives. Winning control of the Senate is more difficult in a year in which 26 Democratic seats and just eight Republican seats are on the ballot.
A Democrat majority will push the effort to impeach Trump into overdrive—not that I don’t think he should impeached, but not for the reason most Democrats think. Donald Trump needs to be impeached for violating the Constitution and waging illegal wars, murdering civilians, and acting as a floor salesman for the death merchants.
The consequences of winning the House could be considerable. It would give Democrats the power not only to push their legislative priorities but also to schedule hearings, launch investigations and issue subpoenas.
It will also give them the ability to further erode the Second Amendment. It will provide the opportunity to go after their political enemies—alt-righters, conservatives, and other "haters" and "white supremacists" who stand in their way.
Attitudes toward the nation's two major parties are so dyspeptic that even a share of partisans who claim membership in them express a dim view. One in five Republicans and one in five Democrats say they have an unfavorable opinion of their own party.
Not that it matters. They’ll vote for them regardless. It’s all about getting rid of Trump. Nothing else matters—not the ongoing and expanding wars, the surveillance state, the teetering economy the corporate media has convinced millions is back on the road to prosperity, never mind that crushing debt and a massive zeppelin of a stock market bubble that will burst soon enough and send the flaming detritus of bankster dark money raining down.
Well, there is one bright side, so to speak:
One issue rarely cited: Russian meddling in U.S. elections. Fewer than one percent—just three Democrats and two independents among 1,000 registered voters surveyed—identified that as the most important issue to them.
Only 10% of those polled believe taxes and fees are an important issue, while a paltry 9% believe it is the economy. “Gun control” comes in at 12%, just below border and immigration.
Here we go again—the merry-go-round spins around and around, little changes, the bankster masters remain in control, the wars grind onward, and the economy slowly sinks like the Titanic.