Fewer than one out of every five adults said that they are absolutely certain that other reform proposals will see the light of day. Differences in expectations between Democrats and Republicans were surprisingly small. Perhaps the dominant expectations of Americans is that their leaders will make and then break a host of appealing promises for a better future. By a two-fold strategy which combines active involvement in politics with a healthy understanding of the limitations of government. Interestingly, of those who do expect politics to bring about change, married adults are twice as likely as single adults to expect income tax rates to be reduced.
Men are much more likely than women to expect such a shift.
This may be more wishful thinking that a realistic expectation. Christians must temper their activism and optimism about politics with a good dose of reality. For many voters, their hope is that if they want it or wish for it badly enough, it might happen. Clearly, millions of adults have no greater confidence in the vision, the governing abilities, or the public sensitivity of the new Congress than they had in relation to the old. But we should be hard-nosed realists about what to expect from the political system.