Americans Favor One-Party Rule?

Recently, NBC and the Wall Street Journal teamed up to take the pulse on whether or not Americans were tired of gridlock in Washington.  Now, if we are to believe the results, 52% of those polled said they would prefer one-party rule.   Democrats, 2-to-1, wanted single-party rule while only 50% of Republicans wanted that status in D.C.

To me, this totally flies in the face of what has happened in the last 4 years.  In 2009 and 2010, America had one-party rule in our nation's capital and it was that party, the Democrats, who dished up ObamaCare without any input from Republicans.  Everything was done behind closed doors.  Even, we, the voters, had no idea what was being discussed or planned. To date, a majority of Americans are still unhappy with that turn of events.  So, for 1,000 people in some poll to say we need one-party control in Washington is ridiculous.  In fact, the best poll around as to whether or not America wants it was the 2010 election where, around the country, and in D.C., Democrats were soundly defeated.

Personally, I would prefer "zero" political parties in America. We have too many unqualified people being elected on the simple basis that they have a big "D" or big "R" after their names.  In effect, political parties dumb down the electorate because party bias prevents many voters from doing their homework on the past political activities of each, individual candidate.  

--- WSJ/NBC Poll: Majority Favors One-Party Control: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2012/10/02/wsjnbc-poll-majority-favor-one-party-control/