Fury fuels the modern political climate in US
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/351432-fury-fuels-the-modern-political-climate-in-usAmericans are angry about everything.
That’s what Rep. Steve Israel thought just months before the 2014 midterm elections. During that cycle, Israel poured over reams of data and watched hours of focus groups with voters across the country. The New York Democrat, who had been tasked with coordinating his party’s messaging strategy, saw voters deeply antipathetic about more than just the partisan political process.
“We saw an historic breakdown of faith in institutions across the board, not just government,” said Israel, who has since left Congress.
People were angry about religious institutions riven by scandal and a financial system that led to the worst recession in modern history. They saw disruption taking place across the economy in deeply personal terms, like the local bookstore that had closed because of online competition or the taxi cab that had been replaced by ride-hailing services. And they saw a political system entirely unable — or unwilling — to offer a response that addressed their growing anxieties.
I see a lot of distrust at everything.
