AGAIN, THE DANGEROUS SPLIT SHOWS UP – AT 9:49 A.M. ET:  This is a remarkable report from Scott Rasmussen, one that shows the split in thinking between the American electorate and the political class of the country: 

Eighty-six percent (86%) of voters nationwide say there should be “limits on what the federal government can do.” A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only nine percent (9%) believe the federal government should be allowed to do most anything in this country.

These views are overwhelming shared across virtually all partisan and demographic lines.

But get this:

The only exception is America’s Political Class. By a 54% to 43% margin, the Political Class believes the federal government should be allowed to do most anything. Mainstream voters reject that view by a 94% to three percent (3%) margin.

COMMENT:  Utterly stunning.  And dangerous.  The political class works diligently every day from the halls of government, journalism, and the academy, to change America in its direction.  The American electorate works diligently every day to keep America running and families safe.  Thus, the vast American people can be undercut by a political class that does not share its values.

The split that appears in this survey may be the most frightening set of statistics that we've seen recently.  Remember what these numbers show, and what they portend.

August 9, 2010