A new CNN poll [pdf] out Friday contains some kinda-sorta bad news for Democrats. Republicans outscore dems on the "can improve the economy question by just 3 points -- within the margin of error -- and "Shares your view of the proper size and power of the federal government" by eight points. There's more there, if you want to take a look at it.
But one thing that's not there is a bit of common wisdom -- both Republicans and the media keep saying it -- that people are extremely worried about the deficit. Turns out, we aren't.
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Sure, it's concern #2 after the economy, but at 13%, I think we can be pretty sure the deficit isn't the first thing people think about when they're asked what worries them. Yet the media is repeating the Republican line -- without any evidence -- that everyone's freaked out over the deficit.
The next time someone tells you that the deficit is the fashionable panic these days, ask them to prove it.
But one thing that's not there is a bit of common wisdom -- both Republicans and the media keep saying it -- that people are extremely worried about the deficit. Turns out, we aren't.
Click for fullsized graphic
Sure, it's concern #2 after the economy, but at 13%, I think we can be pretty sure the deficit isn't the first thing people think about when they're asked what worries them. Yet the media is repeating the Republican line -- without any evidence -- that everyone's freaked out over the deficit.
The next time someone tells you that the deficit is the fashionable panic these days, ask them to prove it.
