Voters Aren’t Buying Media Whining About Dynasties Their Concern Is Money In Politics

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Actually, I have not heard much of the dynasty issue. I do not look for it either as it is not an issue with me.




http://www.politicususa.com/2015/06/23/americans-buying-2016-beltway-narrative-dynasties-focused-big-money-buying-elections.html


Voters Aren’t Buying Media Whining About Dynasties Their Concern Is Money In Politics


By: Sarah Jones


Tuesday, June, 23rd, 2015, 1:57 pm



The press and Republicans (and some Democrats) have been pushing hard to make “dynasties” the issue of 2016.


Voters aren’t buying. They are worried about money in politics. Specifically wealthy individuals and corporations buying our government. In other words, take heart, the American people are more awake than we thought.

According to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll (released two days ago, but got buried due to the horrific terrorist attack in Charleston that killed nine innocent people in their place of worship):

But only 4 percent of voters say their top concern are dynastic candidates — like Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton and Rand Paul — who are from families who have run for the presidency before.

What are American voters really worried about, since Beltway narratives aren’t even making a dent? Oh, common sense things like the corporate/2% takeover of elections, dark money, negative ads:...............

[delrem]

1. Well, that proves that voters aren't worried about Hillary.

Thank heavens!

Hillary is the furthest thing from "money in politics" as it ever could get, among Dems.

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3. +1

[whatchamacallit]

2. Plenty of people are, I among them

It's a fucking perversion of our democracy.

[Tarheel_Dem]

4. 4% = Plenty?

[me b zola]

5. This poll does not say what people are trying to make it say

It doesn't say that people are not concerned with political dynasties, the poll asked respondents to state what was the issue that most concerned them.

If asked which monthly bill they were most concerned with paying on time, many or most working class people would probably say that rent/mortgage was number one priority. Would you then extrapolate that they had no concerns about paying the health insurance bill, or utilities, or that their concern over the other bills was not significant?

Its one thing to see this being twisted here on a political message board, but I've seen news outlets reporting on this poll the same way that you are misrepresenting it here, and thats a shame.