I guess better late than never

There's a good chance you've already seen the results of that Economist/Yougov.com poll:

Over seven in 10 Obama voters, and 55 percent of Democrats, regret voting for President Obama's reelection in 2012, according to a newEconomist/YouGov.com poll.

Conducted to test the media hype about a comeback by 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, the new poll found voters still uninspired by Romney, but also deeply dissatisfied with Obama who has so far failed to capitalize on his victory over 15 months ago.

The poll asked those who voted for Obama's reelection a simple question: “Do you regret voting for Barack Obama?”

— Overall, 71 percent said yes, 26 percent no.

— 80 percent of whites said yes, 61 percent of blacks said no and 100 percent of Hispanics said yes.

— 84 percent of women said yes, and just 61 percent of men agreed.

— 55 percent of Democrats said yes, as did 71 percent of independents.

After Secrets first published their poll, YouGov.com noted that the sample for the question was small and recharacterized the sample as "those who reported voting for Barack Obama in 2012 but would vote for someone else if the election were held again" from "those who voted for Barack Obama in 2012."

Think about it.  This is another way of saying that it didn't have to be this way.  What does this tell us about at least a large swath of the American people?   Permitting themselves to come under the sway of celebrity worship, and overwhelmed with a desire to feel good about themselves  because of their "inclusiveness," they threw out 230-plus years of ordered liberty, three-branch government, and robust civilizational advancement.

The more I think about this poll, the more profound its implications seem.  This whole cycle of adulation to buyers' remorse indicates an absence of public seriousness about a serious world.  And that is why a reverse course is no shoo-in, however disillusioned people are becoming.  The solution to it all is so simple and would yield immediate results if it were implemented.  The appeal of hollow figures who make us feel good about ourselves seems to have a stronger pull than an interest in freedom somehow.

UPDATE:  YouGov.com has tweaked its headline to more accurately reflect what the numbers are telling us.  We must insist on being credible when we present our arguments, and it appears that this poll's conclusions have indeed been prematurely sensationalized.  I had a left-leaning FB friend point out the misleading nature of the headline in a comment thread about it on that site.  Still, my main point here - that what we're going through as a nation is unnecessary and could be immediately reversed - is something I stand by.