President Barack Obama won the White House in large part because of support from a high percentage of voters who had no particular allegiance either to the Democratic or the Republican Party.
Those independent voters gave Democrat Obama a comfortable margin of victory over Republican Sen. John McCain in the 2008 election.
But what a difference two years under Obama’s policies have made!
Tribune Newspapers reports, “Independent voters, who broke heavily for President Barack Obama in the 2008 election, have swung dramatically in the other direction and are now deeply dissatisfied with his job performance, the country’s direction and the overall state of American politics … .”
A new survey finds that 40 percent of independents intend to vote for Republican candidates in the upcoming Nov. 2 congressional elections. Only 18 percent said they plan to vote for Democrats.
Also, despite constant criticism of the conservative “tea party” movement in the news media, the survey found that 45 percent of independents view the tea party favorably, compared with only 35 percent who view it unfavorably.
Here are some other interesting findings from the survey:
n About seven out of 10 independents believe both the economy and the nation as a whole are on the wrong track. (The president, by contrast, has said we’re “on the right track.”)
n More independents think their personal financial circumstances will worsen in the coming years than think their circumstances will improve.
n An astonishing 81 percent of independents said they are “concerned” that the federal government is seizing control of the health care system. And almost three-fourths said they want whomever they vote for in the November elections to seek to repeal ObamaCare.
If Obama’s party loses a large number of seats in Congress in the November elections, it will be because the president and his fellow Democrats have blatantly ignored the will of the American people on so many issues.