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Anger Management
March 1, 2016 432 replies
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Q1. In a new national poll 39% expressed 'very negative feelings' towards Hillary Clinton and 49% toward Donald Trump, the Dem and GOP front runners respectively. By comparison at this stage in 2008 first time nominees McCain and Obama had 12% and 15% 'very negatives' . Do you think the spike in very negative feelings towards the likely nominees is mostly due to the nominees themselves or the state of affairs in America?
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+

Nominees

58%
63%
54%
58%
71%
45%
57%
61%
57%

State of affairs

32%
30%
34%
32%
23%
42%
28%
27%
37%

Neither/Other

2%
1%
3%
2%
1%
4%
1%
3%
1%

I don't believe the poll numbers

3%
2%
3%
5%
0%
3%
5%
4%
1%

Don't know

2%
1%
3%
0%
2%
4%
7%
2%
1%

Don't care

0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Q2. The Republican campaign saw a relative deluge of taunts last week, with Marco Rubio saying Donald Trump has small hands, and Donald Trump saying Marco Rubio sweats profusely, for starters. Yet Republican turnout has been at record levels in the nominating contests thus far. Is there a connection?
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+

Yes, the name calling begets more interest

45%
39%
50%
32%
42%
62%
60%
37%
45%

Yes, if not for the name calling the turnout would be even higher

5%
7%
4%
10%
5%
2%
3%
8%
4%

No, no connection

34%
38%
31%
46%
36%
19%
28%
38%
34%

Don't know

9%
8%
10%
8%
9%
11%
6%
11%
10%

Don't care

4%
6%
3%
2%
6%
4%
1%
4%
5%
Q3. Many commentators say the US electorate is particularly angry this year. Do you agree, and if so, where do you think the anger began?
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+

No, the electorate is no angrier than in past years

4%
5%
4%
5%
4%
4%
2%
5%
5%

Start of median income stagnation/widening income disparity (1980s)

18%
16%
19%
9%
14%
33%
23%
14%
19%

Rise of Wall St (finance doubled as a pct of GDP starting in 1980s)

3%
3%
3%
0%
4%
4%
5%
3%
2%

Rise of political correctness/partisan talk radio (1990s)

12%
14%
11%
15%
12%
11%
8%
11%
15%

Sevenfold increase in immigration (2000s v 1960s)

8%
9%
7%
18%
6%
0%
0%
11%
9%

Rise of China (2000s)

0%
0%
0%
1%
1%
0%
1%
1%
0%

Sept 11 attacks (2000s)

1%
1%
2%
3%
1%
0%
2%
0%
2%

Iraq War II (2000s)

1%
1%
1%
0%
0%
2%
4%
0%
0%

2008 Financial Crisis (2000s)

11%
7%
16%
10%
17%
7%
23%
11%
8%

Washington gridlock (2010s)

23%
28%
18%
22%
22%
25%
10%
24%
26%

Other

12%
10%
14%
14%
13%
10%
18%
13%
10%
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