[al Furqaan]

Originally Posted by Blah
There is a difference between thousands of people filling out forms or answering questions on phone (in the comforts of their home) with polling organizations like Gallup using secret magic formulae to determine how answers from those thousands of poll participants results in statistically significant numbers to determine how the whole country feels about the president....

AND

Millions of people marching on the streets, with threats of violence to ouster the president.

Surely, the difference is obvious?

Of course the difference is obvious. The OP asks why there is a difference. It would appear as though people want representative forms of government only so long as the party in charge is their party.