The Opposition grows as Putin's Powers continues to slip
Thousands have already committed on Facebook to a mass protest almost a month in advance against Dec 4th Elections and Putin's attempt to maintain power of the central government. Only 36 percent of those polled said they will vote for Putin in the March 4 presidential elections. That figure is one-half of the 71 percent of votes he received the last time he faced voters in 2004. An American political scientist at Moscow's New Economic School, Sam Greene, says the Kremlin is realizing the ruling party and other support groups are proving to be hollow.