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| 37% Say Zombies Would Do Better Job Than Federal Gov't, |
| 2013-11-01 |
| It's not exactly a vote of confidence in the powers that be: A sizable number of Americans think the undead would do a better job than the brain dead in Washington, D.C. Have you seen Harry Reid lately? Looks like a zombie is already running the Senate. Thirty-seven percent (37%) of American Adults believe the federal government would do a better job than zombies running the country today. But the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that most Americans don't share that view, with just as many (37%) who feel zombies would do a better job running the country and another 26% who can't decide between the two. (To see survey question wording, click here.) Can we simply feed the current crop of congresscritters, aids, and federal officals to the zombies? Nah - forget that it might make the Zombies sick. These findings are no surprise, given that 64% of Likely U.S. Voters now view the federal government unfavorably, with 34% who have a Very Unfavorable opinion of it. Fifty-six percent (56%) of Democrats still pledge allegiance to the federal government, but pluralities of Republicans (45%) and those not affiliated with either major political party (44%) have more confidence in zombies when it comes to running the nation's affairs. Only six percent (6%) of all Americans anticipate a zombie apocalypse, so supporters of the federal government can rest easy. Eighty-two percent (82%) do not, but 12% are not sure. Among those who expect an apocalypse, 74% say they are at least somewhat prepared, with 53% who are Very Prepared. I guess you can't make this up! |
| Posted by:CrazyFool |
| #10 For those who may not have yet seen: Bob Hope on Zombies |
| Posted by: JonC 2013-11-01 13:02 |
| #9 Zombies arose from the dead and voted the last election. It is easy to think that cronyism got them rewarded with Fed jobs. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2013-11-01 12:36 |
| #8 You mean there's a difference between FedGov and Zombies? Both are mindless large groups of former human beings who are slowly but surely eating away at civil society and the economy. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2013-11-01 12:26 |
| #7 "Can we simply feed the current crop of congresscritters, aids, and federal officals to the zombies? Nah - forget that it might make the Zombies sick." No, they'll starve there. Remember, zombies eat brains... |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2013-11-01 10:45 |
| #6 "Only six percent (6%) of all Americans anticipate a zombie apocalypse" Only? That's almost 20 million people. Yeah I know: the rest probably believes that a zombie apocalypse has already happened, at least in D.C. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2013-11-01 10:36 |
| #5 ..at least with spoils you can directly tie your local representative and senator to the performance of their minions/family and vote accordingly at the next election for change. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-11-01 08:31 |
| #4 How about restoring the spoils system? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-11-01 04:51 |
| #3 zombies would do better but dead zombies would do better still. Basically we need to cut the government down to almost nothing. We should have more people involved in repealing laws then those in charge of making new ones and every law should have a sunset clause forcing congress to revote every 6 years to keep it alive (and get them on the record). |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2013-11-01 02:20 |
| #2 If only the zombies would also make up significant parts of the IRS, EPA and other obvious hack Federal agencies. Then again, how would you tell the difference? |
| Posted by: Raj 2013-11-01 01:36 |
| #1 John Sidney McCain clearly disproves this theory. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-11-01 01:27 |