> do the people even distrust the government? http://www.gallup.com/poll/5392/trust-government.aspx http://www.gallup.com/poll/5392/trust-government.aspx > Ju

> do the people even distrust the government? http://www.gallup.com/poll/5392/trust-government.aspx http://www.gallup.com/poll/5392/trust-government.aspx > Just look at the Presidential candidates. The Republican frontrunner is popular mostly because he has nothing to do with the government, and has no respect for most of the government. Anyway, looking at presidential candidates is not that useful, because I think a huge amount of voters would say something like "I don't trust the government at all, that's why I'm voting for <x>".