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All posts tagged "Voter Dissatisfaction"

Debt deal could be 'Katrina' for incumbents in 2012

Debt deal could be 'Katrina' for incumbents in 2012

Anger at the government is at an all-time high, and voter dissatisfaction over their lawmakers bodes ill for candidates. Though the 15 months until the 2012 election may seem like an eternity to some, the old maxim — those who don't learn from history are bound to repeat it — is applicable, according to Robert Blendon, a public opinion and polling expert at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.