New Poll: President Obama and Ron Paul In Dead Heat For 2012 Presidential Election

Interesting poll. It clearly shows a disconnect from the political class with 95% of political elites preferring Obama while 58% of main street supporting Paul. Our President won this election based on a populist message. ie Main street. He has turned out to simply be another politician elite and that is the crux of this poll. We can hope the President will embrace his populist message before 2012 but that and a quarter will get you a cup of coffee. He has turned out to be another corporatist and a supporter of the political status quo. He is not a reformer. He is not a leader.

I probably disagree with about half of Ron Paul's positions on a variety of topics and given my political views are generally mainstream that's a problem for him ever getting over 50% of the vote. That said, were an election held today, I would clearly vote for Ron Paul simply because Washington is so corrupt that I can put those differences aside. As it pertains to Washington, Paul speaks a great deal of truth and, more importantly, he has shown he will not compromise on issues of virtue, integrity and what he believes to be right and wrong in the role of government driven by his interpretation of the Constitution. There is no appeasement on issues he strongly believes are moral issues. Our current President seems to lead from a position of appeasement.

There are two keys to driving a movement against incumbents. One is to be anti-establishment given the way Washington is dominated by special interests and seamy deals. The second is to be a populist. ie, To restore restore trust and transparency to our government but to also restore constitutional government by We the People.

The political elites cannot marginalize dissent this cycle as they have so many other cycles. They are trying as best they can. But unlike relatively normal times, this dissent is a populist dissent. I could care less if a candidate is a conservative or a progressive on political issues. I just care that they restore virtue and return our country to its rightful owners both economically and politically. That would be We the People. This poll clearly shows dissent is not abating but actually increasing. That's a very good thing for the future of our country.

Link here.