As mentioned earlier this month, no one believes that politicians are “mostly honest.” That’s a thing of the past, if it ever existed at all. In fact, according to a recent VeraQuest omnibus survey, the most trusting groups (seniors ages 65+, Democrats, and adults with post-graduate degrees) all peak at only 37%, who have faith in the integrity of their elected officials. On top of a lack of trust, a majority of exactly zero of the demographic groups we measured feel that politicians are doing a good job on their behalf, the most favorable being African-Americans and Democrats (42%).
But despite the fact that politicians are generally considered both corrupt and ineffective, no one feels interested or qualified to take their place.
When it comes to being President of the United States, the majority of the United States admits they personally probably wouldn’t do a very good job. In fact, it’s one of the few issues where there is relative agreement between both Republicans and Democrats; about 2 in 3 adults from both parties imagine they would be rather ineffective in the role.
But some demographic groups appear slightly more game for the challenge than others:
How about you – do you feel that your current political representatives have your back? And would you ever run for office to try to unseat them? Why or why not?
And here’s another “go figure” aside for the water cooler: Being married has no impact on whether you think an affair (either with someone of the same sex or the opposite sex) requires a politician to leave his or her post.
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