Disgusting, Stupid and Frustrating: Everyone Hates The Debt Debate (TPM)

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Disgusting, Stupid and Frustrating: Everyone Hates The Debt Debate
Kyle Leighton | August 2, 2011, 6:00AM

Breaking news. Americans, who were not exactly the biggest fans of Congress and partisan politics in general, are upset about the gridlock in Washington. But a new poll finds that debt ceiling crisis seems to have really pushed the traditional standards of American disgust.

A new Pew Research/Washington Post survey asked 1,001 adults about the words they associated with the debt debate. The most cited? "Ridiculous, disgusting, stupid, and frustrating," along with "terrible, disappointing, childish, and joke."

Along with a general displeasure of the debate's tenor, those polled weighed in on individual leaders and their role in the negotiations. President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner took similar hits, with 37% of respondents saying they "thought less of" Obama because of his role in the debt talks, with 34% saying that about Boehner. But general ratings of Congressional parties showed some divergence. 42% said they thought less of Congressional Republicans because of the debate, with 30% saying the same about Democrats.

In the end however, it seems the Pew/WaPo survey really shows that the debate worsened the already existing ideological divide. From the report:

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