Barack Obama大統領と連邦議会民主党と連邦議会共和党の成果を評価するか否かについての、2013年6月のPublic Policy Pollingによる世論調査結果が公表されていた。
Q1 Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance?これを2012年の大統領選挙でObamaとRomneyのどちらに投票したか別に見ると...
Approve .......................................................... 47%
Disapprove...................................................... 49%
Not sure .......................................................... 4%
Q2 Do you approve or disapprove of the job Congressional Democrats are doing?
Approve .......................................................... 40%
Disapprove...................................................... 54%
Not sure .......................................................... 6%
Q3 Do you approve or disapprove of the job Congressional Republicans are doing?
Approve .......................................................... 24%
Disapprove...................................................... 67%
Not sure .......................................................... 9%
PPP surveyed 603 registered voters between June 11-13, 2013. The margin of error was +/- 4.0%. This poll was not authorized or paid for by any campaign or political organization. PPP’s surveys are conducted through automated telephone interviews.
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民主党支持者(Obamaに投票した)はObamaと民主党の仕事を評価し、共和党の仕事を評価しない。これに対して、共和党支持者はObamaと民主党の仕事を評価せず、共和党の仕事ぶりも、あまり評価していない。
Obama 2012 Omama 2012 Romney Approve 85 6 Disapprove 12 91 NotSure 3 3 Democrat 2012 Omama 2012 Romney Approve 70 4 Disapprove 22 92 NotSure 7 4 Republican 2012 Omama 2012 Romney Approve 9 43 Disapprove 86 46 NotSure 6 12
これは、保守がネガティブな刺激により反応する傾向があることの反映かもしれない。
[Business Insider]