… Republican voters heading into 2016 are ignoring the credential of public service and rejecting the experience of elected office. This was clearly illustrated in a 2 1/2-hour focus group of 12 Republican voters in Indianapolis, masterfully conducted this past week by Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart for the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
Of course, there is nothing scientific about a group of 12 people. But what a well-directed focus group can elicit is how voters personally feel about the candidates and the campaign. These Indiana Republicans are completely down on experienced officeholders. Christopher Berry, 50, a Ben Carson supporter who works in agriculture, put it this way: “We’ve lost our voices as constituents. We’re tired of career politicians.” CONT.
Mark Shields