Across the nation, this seems to be a year in which not just distrust but outright contempt for government is driving the body politic.
For both major political parties, perceived outsiders are at or near the top of the polls after months of campaigning and one state caucus. A national average of public opinion polls shows less than 30 percent of Americans feel the country is headed in the right direction while more than 63 percent say it’s headed in the wrong direction.
Hawaii isn’t exempt from this general feeling of angst and dissatisfaction. Continue…
———————