The press and Republicans have been pushing hard to make “dynasties” the issue of 2016.
Voters aren’t buying. They are worried about money
in politics. Specifically wealthy individuals and corporations buying
our government. In other words, take heart, the American people are
more awake than we thought.
According to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll
(released several days ago, but got buried due to the horrific terrorist
attack in Charleston that killed nine innocent people in their place of
worship):
But only 4 percent of voters say their top concern are dynastic candidates — like Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton and Rand Paul — who are from families who have run for the presidency before.
What are American voters really worried about, since
Beltway narratives aren’t even making a dent? Oh, common sense things
like the corporate/2% takeover of elections, dark money, negative ads:
American voters say their top concerns about the upcoming presidential election are wealthy individuals and corporations who might have too much influence who over wins, as well as campaigns that spend more time on negative attacks than proposing solutions, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
What else can the press or Republicans do, faced
with yet another Bush, especially after this one’s brother tainted the
last name to such a degree that this will not really be a race? The
idea was to create this notion of political dynasties, falsely equating a
person who came from a middle class family but married someone who
became President (who happened to come from very hard times) to someone
who was born to a wealthy, established political dynasty and whose
father and brother have both been president.
The reality behind this poll will not stop the
Beltway narrative from being fully exploited for its inherent drama and
easy writings. It won’t stop certain desperate politicos from tossing
this charge around because they have nothing else to discuss. But it’s
worth noting that America isn’t listening. It’s not resonating. Voters
are not that stupid.
Voters seem to know what the problem is, and they have their eye on the ball.
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