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Committees. This latter poll is public. It shows that by the end of the year, the attitude of registered voters likely to vote this fall is no longer one of anger at the government.
Instead, people are full of fear, as many as 40 percent, for instance, fearful that they may lose their jobs this year. The issues that primarily concern them are: unemployment, protection of the social security system, preserving peace, crime, inflation, and helping the poor and needy - in that order. The last item on the list has never ranked at that level before. Perhaps it reflects the belief by 69 percent of those polled that monies saved by budget cuts are being given through tax breaks to the rich.
The poll has many interesting findings, none of which can hearten a Republican, or a Reagansupporting Democrat running for office. One of the most enlightening findings was that people who think President Reagan is amiable and likable don’t relate those feelings to his political policies, abilities, or performance. It is as if they approve of him as an actor or as a person selling something on TV, but they do not approve of him as a president and they don’t trust his judgment in public affairs. As one of the pollsters commented, “Initially, people were willing to accept hardship and hard times because they believed that the Reagan train had a caboose on it and they were in the caboose. Now, they have come to believe that there not only is no caboose for them, there isn't even a train.”
It looks as if the interesting action this year will be in the U.S. Congress. But by the end of April, the telling action will have largely occurred, for by that time. Congress will have passed its initial resolutions on spending and revenue intentions. If you have opinions to express on public issues the budget will affect, now is the time to write to Senators Byrd and Warner and to our Congressman, Kenneth Robinson.
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