Tax Fury On Facebook: “On April 13, the …
Tax Fury On Facebook: “On April 13, the Rasmussen polling organization released the latest poll on political opinion. Voters were asked who they would vote for President. Result: President Obama, 42%; Ron Paul, 41%. No other Republican was in double-digits.
This was a bombshell. The Republican Establishment had previously dismissed his win at C-PAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) as manipulated. This was not a scientific poll, they said. But the Rasmussen poll was scientific. Ron Paul is neck-and-neck with Obama.
How is this possible? Two words: Tea Party.
I have covered the meaning of Ron Paul’s amazing performance and the reasons for it in another report. I contend that we are seeing a true political revolution. No sitting House member in American history has ever matched a sitting President in terms of public polls.
I have a theory about what we are seeing. The Tea Party movement has become the largest and most motivated swing vote bloc over the last 14 months mainly because of Facebook. Something in the range of 25% of those polled by Rasmussen are either open members or are sympathetic. If I am correct, this is going to create a growing wall of resistance to Congress. It will change the way politicians run for office . . . and run from office.
I say this because of the connection between Facebook, embedded videos, and the desire of people to establish networks of shared opinion.
[...] Conclusion
A showdown is coming in November. It will be a showdown between the old boy network and the social networks. A new political force is on the move, that the Establishment has not yet learned how to manipulate.
The social networks are examples of what free market economist F. A. Hayek called the spontaneous order. It is outside the old boy network.
The fury over taxes is increasing. This is moving toward a fury over the deficits. This is new. It means that Congress can run, but it can’t hide. Congressmen can run, but they can’t hide.
This will be fun to watch.”
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