People are supportive of politicians because of their personalities, and not their service delivery record... - Businessday.co.za
"...the general populace has more wisdom regarding the crisis than Wall Street, the media, and the political world.[11] [Clemente] has repeatedly said the public should not be looking for solutions to the economic crisis from people who failed to see it coming in the first place. - Gerald Clemente
NVDL: I think in a few months the hubris surrounding Obama will have completely worn off. Not so much because he lacks anything as a person, but simply due to the deluge of our troubles, and Obama's (and the White House) obvious lack of insight into what is happening. Their strateguy is simply to throw more money hoping structures will lift themselves up. Not going to happen. There needs to be a fundamental shift, a New Deal, and these leaders lack the vision, the courage, the imagination and discernment to do anything...fearing they will alienate their voters.
On the government and the state, 50% of the respondents trusted former president Thabo Mbeki last year, compared to 70% in 2006. Surprisingly, 31% of respondents said they trusted President Kgalema Motlanthe, even though he had just succeeded Mbeki at the time of the survey. Ndletyana said this indicated that often people were supportive of politicians because of their personalities, and not their service delivery record.
Trust in the African National Congress (ANC) had dropped from 62% to 50%, premiers from 58% to 44%, Parliament from 54% to 41%, provincial government from 52% to 46%, and local government remained the same at 42%. A total of 33% of the respondents said they did not trust ANC president Jacob Zuma at all, while 27% trusted him a lot. “This is a stark difference. The question is will Zuma tarnish the ANC ... or will people vote for the ANC (independent) of Zuma,” Ndletyana said.
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