Americans are no longer willing to pay a premium to bureaucrats who only make their lives worse.
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In a recent “PBS NewsHour” panel discussion, Washington Post Associate Editor Jonathan Capehart criticized President-elect Donald Trump for selecting cabinet nominees designed to “wreck Washington.” Underlying Capehart’s critique is his assumption that Washington in its present form doesn’t need “wrecking.” The majority of Americans disagree with that assumption.
According to election exit polls from CNN, 73 percent of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction. Among this cohort were 43 percent of respondents who were “dissatisfied” with the state of the nation and a staggering 30 percent who were “angry” about the situation. A voter analysis conducted for Fox News showed that 82 percent of the electorate wanted at least “substantial change,” with a full one-quarter wanting “total upheaval.”
