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Huge Majority of Americans Are Frustrated, Angry, Helpless—You Name It—Due to 2016 Elections

Thursday, June 2, 2016 8:26
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  Protesters shout as they are forcibly removed from a Donald Trump campaign rally in Tucson, Ariz. (Ross D. Franklin / AP)

And they have every right to be.

From Associated Press:

Seventy percent of Americans say they feel frustrated about this year’s presidential election, including roughly equal proportions of Democrats and Republicans, according to a recent national poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. More than half feel helpless and a similar percent are angry.

Nine in 10 Americans lack confidence in the country’s political system, and among a normally polarized electorate, there are few partisan differences in the public’s lack of faith in the political parties, the nominating process, and the branches of government.

Americans do not see either the Republicans or the Democrats as particularly receptive to new ideas or the views of the rank-and-file membership. However, the candidacy of Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination is more likely to be viewed as good for his party than Donald Trump’s bid for the Republican Party.

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— Posted by Natasha Hakimi Zapata

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Source: http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/huge_majority_of_americans_are_frustrated_angry_helplessyou_name_20160602/

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