The divide between Republican and Democrat is marked by a fundamental disagreement over what the role of government is. Liberals tend to like a bigger government while conservatives tend to, in theory, support a smaller government. Right?
Not exactly. Recent polling from Gallup suggests that MOST Americans FEAR big government:
Shocker! Gallup finds that 69 percent of Americans view big government as the biggest threat in the future. The figure is slightly down from 2013, where it stood at 72 percent. For those “Feeling the Bern,” we regret to inform you that only 25 percent feel that big business is a threat, followed by big labor at six percent. Another interesting aspect is the number of Democrats and Independent voters who also feel big government is a problem.
Of course, almost every Republican–88 percent–agrees that big government poses the biggest threat to the country. But 53 percent of Democrats feel the same way, along with 67 percent of Independents. That’s a double-digit gain from 2009-10, where only 32 percent of Democrats felt we should fear our government’s power.
This suggests that Obamacare may be more of a problem for Hillary Clinton than she originally anticipated, and it also showcases that this is a rare opportunity for conservatives to take the case for smaller government to the American public. The Obama Administration has shown time and again that big government is incompetent and meddleson, and that when exposed as such, no consequences exist. If a candidate makes his or her campaign about driving that point home, the White House could be in sight.
Will they? Stay tuned…
AAN Staff
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