A new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows that despite all of the media attention given to the Occupy movement a majority of Americans are either ambivalent or just don’t care about it.

A little more than half of those surveyed- 56% — say they are neither supporters nor opponents of the Occupy movement while even more — 59% say they don’t know enough to have an opinion about the movement’s goals.

Even if the media coverage hasn’t exactly galvanized the public’s opinion in their favor, it apparently has swayed their opinion on the way the protests are being conducted with disapproval rising to 31% from 20% coinciding with the increased violence that has been reported recently.

The numbers probably won’t get much better for the Occupy movement as some of the larger encampments have been dismantled, leaving the remaining protesters struggling to figure out what to do next.

If the Occupy movement accomplished anything during their two-month run it was that they helped drive cash-strapped cities further into the red with police overtime costs soaring into the millions, money that might have been spent helping those who were really in need.

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2 Comments for Poll: Occupy Who?

Brujo Blanco

We need to care lest a whacko minority gets real traction. When Castro came to power the Cubans did not know he was a commie or any type of radical. By the time they found out he was in charge. O

The Major

I agree with B Blanco above,,,,let the (OWS) have their say as is their right,,,but let us take them as seriously as the PRO-Left took the ‘Tea Party’ & remember this ,,,when WE the People of the TP show up,,,,we do NOT occupy,,,we stay long enough to say our piece,,then when asked to leave,,WE do,,peaceably,,,& WE clean up after our selves.
When Brian Williams talks about Cops pepper spraying kids & says “What if that were your kid” Well ,if it WERE my kid ,,,,he broke the rules he was taught to respect,,so let the chips fall & if he gets sprayed & then arrested ,,,,SO BE IT, he should know better.
Let Brian Williams do a tour of duty with the NYPD or LAPD or any other PD,,,IN UNIFORM,,,& then let us hear it from the Cops side on whether they think he learned his lesson or NOT.
Williams “Acted Stupidly” sound familiar Brian???