MSNBC: Majority of Americans Don’t Trust Gov’t, Believe People Run for Office To Serve Personal Interests’

TODD Welcome back Data ░░░░░░░░ time Poll after poll ░░░░░░░░ American voters believing the ░░░░░░░░ is on the wrong ░░░░░░░░ And if there s ░░░░░░░░ other thing that Democrats ░░░░░░░░ Republicans have in common ░░░░░░░░ days it s that ░░░░░░░░ don t trust Washington ░░░░░░░░ fix it Look at ░░░░░░░░ turn of the century ░░░░░░░░ after the 9 11 ░░░░░░░░ trust in government to ░░░░░░░░ the right thing was ░░░░░░░░ high And it was ░░░░░░░░ the board Twenty years ░░░░░░░░ it is down to ░░░░░░░░ 20 Let me show ░░░░░░░░ again no real partisan ░░░░░░░░ here In October of ░░░░░░░░ a majority of Democrats ░░░░░░░░ majority of Republicans had ░░░░░░░░ in that Republican control ░░░░░░░░ government 20 years later ░░░░░░░░ numbers have collapsed among ░░░░░░░░ parties The Democrats more ░░░░░░░░ half Republicans down to ░░░░░░░░ 9 trust in government ░░░░░░░░ do what s right ░░░░░░░░ or all of the ░░░░░░░░ It s a Democratic ░░░░░░░░ that s why the ░░░░░░░░ number s a little ░░░░░░░░ here but this is ░░░░░░░░ troubling Now you might ░░░░░░░░ yourself How did we ░░░░░░░░ here And what do ░░░░░░░░ think next Well it ░░░░░░░░ a very cynical public ░░░░░░░░ believe right now that ░░░░░░░░ candidates that run for ░░░░░░░░ they don t do ░░░░░░░░ to serve the community ░░░░░░░░ 21 think people run ░░░░░░░░ office in order to ░░░░░░░░ about the greater good ░░░░░░░░ of Democrats think this ░░░░░░░░ of Republicans Now look ░░░░░░░░ the reverse A full ░░░░░░░░ think most candidates run ░░░░░░░░ office to serve their ░░░░░░░░ interests nothing else And ░░░░░░░░ is across the board ░░░░░░░░ of Democrats believe this ░░░░░░░░ of Republicans When we ░░░░░░░░ about the broken democracy ░░░░░░░░ may be bigger than ░░░░░░░░ polarization problem that we ░░░░░░░░ If the voters don ░░░░░░░░ trust who s running ░░░░░░░░ office to do the ░░░░░░░░ thing how does this ░░░░░░░░ survive and thrive?”