Voter Distress Could Alter Upcoming Races

[Jon8503]

By RON FOURNIER, AP Political Writer

WASHINGTON - Robert Hirsch wonders where all the statesmen have gone. Ed Laliberte wishes politicians would stop bickering and start fixing the nation's ills. Diane Heller says everybody in Washington is corrupt or out of touch.
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"I don't see any great leaders on the horizon," says Heller, a Pleasant Valley, N.Y., real estate broker.

These voters are not alone. More and more, Americans are frustrated with politics as usual in Washington, where incompetence, arrogance, corruption and mindless partisanship seem the norm rather than the exception — a pox on both the Republican and Democratic parties.

Analysts say the public may be getting angry enough to give the U.S. political system a jolt, one way or another.

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[ShortnFiery]

1. Naw, that won't spin! Nice try ; )

Most Americans I talk with are PISSED!

Nope, there won't be any problem getting people to the polls this November. ;)

[Frustratedlady]

2. It won't matter how angry we are...

since "they" can manipulate the outcome of the vote. Take care of that problem, then we can see just how strong the vote can be against this administration.