Someone sent this to me:
Pollster Scott Rasumussen has developed a demographic division that I find fascinating: the Political Class and the Mainstream Americans.
Here's his explanation:
"The Political Class and Mainstream classifications are determined by the answers to three questions measuring general attitudes about government.
"Most Americans [1] trust the judgment of the public more than political leaders, [2] view the federal government as a special interest group and [3] believe that big business and big government work together against the interests of investors and consumers. Only seven percent (7%) share the opposite view and can be considered part of the Political Class.
"On many issues, there is a bigger gap between the Political Class and Mainstream Americans than between Mainstream Republicans and Mainstream Democrats. That was true on the tea parties, but Mainstream Republicans do express a more positive view of the protests than Mainstream Democrats. Still, a majority (54%) of Mainstream Democrats had a favorable opinion of the tea parties."
