Suckered: Survey Shows Voters Trust Democrats on Budget But Prefer Republicans on Fiscal Policy

by Tina Grazier

The Hill recently conducted a poll to find out what Americans think about budgetary issues and fiscal policy. The result is startling:

More voters trust the Democratic Party than the Republican Party on budgetary issues, according to the results of a new poll for The Hill — even though a strong majority actually prefer Republican fiscal policies.

The result of this poll suggest that the people have been suckered and it all comes down to branding, the latest buzz word used to describe the reputation and popularity of the Republican Party. I can agree that the reputation of the Republican Party is lousy but why do I insist the people have been suckered? Because although the Republicans have done a very poor job of branding themselves, the label plastered on them is highly deceptive, inaccurate, false! People have been persuaded, through a constant drumbeat of criticism, to believe that Republicans are greedy, selfish, and mean. It isn’t that their policies are adequately countered so much as their image has been tainted and trashed. A good portion of the citizenry strongly believes that Republican policies only help the wealthy and because of this misconception, they happily vote against their own self-interests.

It’s understandable that in 2008, in terms of the economy, Americans voted for the opposition party. Not only had the former Republican Congress and President Bush failed to adequately inform the public of the steps they had taken to start bringing down the debt they also engaged in unnecessary spending and backed away from making reforms that for decades they had claimed were necessary. However in 2012, after four years of failed Democrat leadership, it’s madness that President Obama was returned to office. His policies have failed to improve our overall economy Debt has increased dramatically under his leadership without damaging his image even though he ran for office the first time saying that Bush debt was “unpatriotic” and “irresponsible”. Obama has failed to spur vibrant growth or improve employment numbers following the recovery from recession in 2009. Obama has wasted taxpayer money by investing in risky, unproven technology. He has overseen an increase in student loan debt and increased the number of poor citizens requiring food stamps. Gasoline and food prices have gone up. Perhaps the worst policy of all is his signature healthcare legislation. It’s proving to be a regulatory nightmare and a very expensive new entitlement that will cost Americans more than promised and grossly damage the economy and the healthcare system itself. In the face of record unemployment and rising debt, Obama continues to send jobs and cash overseas, some of it to nefarious or dubious characters. And at a time when Wall Street is performing at record highs and the President is rubbing elbows with big corporate CEO’s and Hollywood big wigs it would appear the Democrat Party led by Barack Obama is serving the 1% on Wall Street over the 99% on Main Street. The Democrats have earned a brand and a label of disdain and yet the people seem to be totally unaware, giddily going about their business as if all is well simply by virtue of the mass deception.

We the people are not making decisions based on facts or the evidence that history can provide as guidance. The people have been deceived and there is no sign that the extremists in control of the Democrat Party, or the sycophant media that enables and abets their message, intend to back off or change their ways. Saul Alinsky messaging works dramatically for Democrats…in a demonic, underhanded, destructive way!

Republicans must to find a way to counter the negative branding and deliver the message of opportunity and growth that conservative policies create for all Americans. If they don’t, the party will simply cease to exist. Will they manage it? And if they don’t, how well will the conservative/libertarian branch do at creating a better image for the emerging party? The problem is the same however it turns out but we’re half way to the finish line if this poll is accurate. People already agree with policy; they just run away from scrooge image.