Can politicians still be "honest" with people when things aren't good and win?

[bedstuy]

Being fatalistic is terrible leadership.  If you think the country is screwed and there's nothing that can be done, don't run for political office.  It's the same in any leadership position.  You need to be positive and hopeful to lead people.

America has been in far worse straights than it is now.  What we look to in leaders is their vision towards a course of action that improves people's lives.  If you don't have that you will never change people's minds or create anything positive.  That's not Romney's fault per se, he just represents a morally, spiritually and intellectually bankrupt organization, the GOP.

3) The middle class is squeezed by the top 1% and the bottom 30%.

What are poor people doing to hurt the middle class?

[bedstuy]

Being fatalistic is terrible leadership.  If you think the country is screwed and there's nothing that can be done, don't run for political office.  It's the same in any leadership position.  You need to be positive and hopeful to lead people.

America has been in far worse straights than it is now.  What we look to in leaders is their vision towards a course of action that improves people's lives.  If you don't have that you will never change people's minds or create anything positive.  That's not Romney's fault per se, he just represents a morally, spiritually and intellectually bankrupt organization, the GOP.

3) The middle class is squeezed by the top 1% and the bottom 30%.

What are poor people doing to hurt the middle class?

Who do you think is supporting the people in that group, especially when the wealthy push large chunks of their share downward?

How much of anyone's paycheck is going to poor people?  Not a significant amount and probably less than in the 1970s and 1980s.  The middle class has been squeezed by higher healthcare, education and housing costs, along with a weak job market.  It's not poor people taking too much of their money.