The Village view vs. the real world

Greg Sargent flags a new poll that proves a point a lot of us have been making for a long time. The Village wisdom that there is a huge public hunger for some silly show of phony bi-partisanship is a figment of their imagination.

Which do you think should be a higher priority for Barack Obama right now — working in a bipartisan way with Republicans in Congress or sticking to the policies he promised he would during the campaign:

Working bipartisan way: 39%
Sticking to policies: 56%

And the GOPers may be winning the news cycle, but they're not winning in the court of public opinion.

Which do you think should be a higher priority for Republicans in Congress right now — working in a bipartisan way with Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress or sticking to Republican policies?

Working bipartisan way: 79%
Sticking to policies: 17%

Meanwhile, Santelli's stockholder revolt doesn't seem to be inspiring very many people either. Maybe someone should alert the media.

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