New Pew poll: Record Partisan Gap in Views of Economic News

[Playinghardball]

With the election less than two months away, partisan differences in views of economic news have become wider than ever. Despite this month’s lackluster jobs report, there has been a modest decline in the percentage of Americans saying news about the economy is mostly bad – with virtually all of the change coming among Democrats.

Just 15% of Democrats say recent economic news is mostly bad, down from 31% a month ago and among the lowest percentages over the last four years. Six-in-ten Republicans (60%) say news about the economy is mostly bad, as do 36% of independents. Opinions among Republicans and independents are largely unchanged from a month ago.

Among the public generally, 58% say they are hearing a mix of good and bad news about the economy, while 35% say they are hearing mostly bad news and 6% mostly good news. After climbing upward over the course of the spring and summer, the share of Americans saying the economic news they are hearing is mostly bad fell six points since last month, from 41% to 35%.

However, the percentage hearing mostly bad news about gas prices has more than doubled since July. Currently, 75% say they are hearing mostly bad news about gas prices, up from 58% a month ago and just 31% in July.



http://www.people-press.org/2012/09/11/record-partisan-gap-in-views-of-economic-news/

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Color me shocked and surprised not

At least it confirms the anecdotal evidence.