WASHINGTON -- More than one-third of the country supports the Wall Street protests. fifty eight per cent say they are furious about America's politics.
Americans who support the Wall Street protests,
- 64 per cent in the poll are Democrats,
- 22 per cent are independents
- 14 per cent are Republicans.
The protest backers are more likely to approve of President Barack Obama and more likely to disapprove of Congress than people who do not support the Occupy Wall street protests.
A Gawker study reported that most of the demonstrators are independents and we agree with the Zogby organization that most are unlikely to vote for Obama.
- 27. per cent of respondents call themselves Democrats
- 2.4 per cent are Republican
- 70 per cent call themselves independents
What the US may need is a progressive third party movement that is anti-corporatist and pro-jobs that advocates progressive tax reform and a more egalitarian American society. Such a movement could appeal to both progressive Democrats and independents that are disenchanted with the Democratic Party.
Perhaps the liberal version of the Tea Party movement would work. This might be able to steer the Democrats out of the muddled middle.
sources:
http://gawker.com/5851376/the-demographics-of-occupy-wall-street
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/23/occupy-wall-street-poll_n_1027109.html
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