mick silver
27th February 2009, 21:18
When it comes to important national issues, 73% of adults nationwide trust the judgment of the American people more than that of America's political leaders.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 13% place more trust in the judgment of the politicians.
Twenty percent (20%) of Democrats trust America's political leaders more than the American people, the highest level of support for the politicians found among any measured demographic group. But 63% of Democrats trust the general public more.
Among Republicans, 83% trust people more than politicians as do 76% of those not affiliated with either major party.
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Eighty-one percent (81%) of entrepreneurs have more trust in the people, a view shared by 75% of private sector employees.
Government workers are a bit less enthusiastic when it comes to the wisdom of the American people, but 61% of those on the public payroll trust the public more than the pols.
Adults under 30 are a bit more willing to trust the people while those over 65 are a bit less likely to do so.
Earlier surveys found that 67% of voters trust their own judgment on economic issues more than the average member of Congress (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rasmussen/pl_rasmussen/storytext/judgmentpeople20090227/31123804/SIG=14a54hcc2/*http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics2/67_say_they_could_do_a_better_job_on_the_economy_t han_congress). Forty-nine percent (49%) trust their own judgment more than President Obama's (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rasmussen/pl_rasmussen/storytext/judgmentpeople20090227/31123804/SIG=14f1i7h7n/*http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/february_2009/49_trust_themselves_more_on_the_economy_than_obama ).
By a two-to-one margin, voters believe that no matter how bad things are, Congress can always make them worse (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rasmussen/pl_rasmussen/storytext/judgmentpeople20090227/31123804/SIG=1575g9i3u/*http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/february_2009/58_say_most_congress_members_won_t_know_stimulus_p lan_when_they_vote_on_it).
But, bleak as those assessments are of politicians, CEOs of large corporations are viewed even less favorably than members of Congress (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rasmussen/pl_rasmussen/storytext/judgmentpeople20090227/31123804/SIG=13qn3seba/*http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/general_business/ceos_hit_rock_bottom_less_popular_than_congress).T wo-thirds of voters believe that big government and big business typically work together in ways that harm American voters and consumers.
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This telephone survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted by Rasmussen Reports February 23-24, 2009. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/-3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence (see methodology (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rasmussen/pl_rasmussen/storytext/judgmentpeople20090227/31123804/SIG=125poighs/*http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/about_us/methodology)).
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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 13% place more trust in the judgment of the politicians.
Twenty percent (20%) of Democrats trust America's political leaders more than the American people, the highest level of support for the politicians found among any measured demographic group. But 63% of Democrats trust the general public more.
Among Republicans, 83% trust people more than politicians as do 76% of those not affiliated with either major party.
(Want a free daily e-mail update (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rasmussen/pl_rasmussen/storytext/judgmentpeople20090227/31123804/SIG=1266makvu/*http://visitor.constantcontact.com/email.jsp?m=1102135387545&p=oi%5D)? Sign up now. If it's in the news, it's in our polls.) Rasmussen Reports updates also available on Twitter (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rasmussen/pl_rasmussen/storytext/judgmentpeople20090227/31123804/SIG=112d2icik/*http://twitter.com/RasmussenPoll).
Eighty-one percent (81%) of entrepreneurs have more trust in the people, a view shared by 75% of private sector employees.
Government workers are a bit less enthusiastic when it comes to the wisdom of the American people, but 61% of those on the public payroll trust the public more than the pols.
Adults under 30 are a bit more willing to trust the people while those over 65 are a bit less likely to do so.
Earlier surveys found that 67% of voters trust their own judgment on economic issues more than the average member of Congress (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rasmussen/pl_rasmussen/storytext/judgmentpeople20090227/31123804/SIG=14a54hcc2/*http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics2/67_say_they_could_do_a_better_job_on_the_economy_t han_congress). Forty-nine percent (49%) trust their own judgment more than President Obama's (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rasmussen/pl_rasmussen/storytext/judgmentpeople20090227/31123804/SIG=14f1i7h7n/*http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/february_2009/49_trust_themselves_more_on_the_economy_than_obama ).
By a two-to-one margin, voters believe that no matter how bad things are, Congress can always make them worse (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rasmussen/pl_rasmussen/storytext/judgmentpeople20090227/31123804/SIG=1575g9i3u/*http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/february_2009/58_say_most_congress_members_won_t_know_stimulus_p lan_when_they_vote_on_it).
But, bleak as those assessments are of politicians, CEOs of large corporations are viewed even less favorably than members of Congress (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rasmussen/pl_rasmussen/storytext/judgmentpeople20090227/31123804/SIG=13qn3seba/*http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/general_business/ceos_hit_rock_bottom_less_popular_than_congress).T wo-thirds of voters believe that big government and big business typically work together in ways that harm American voters and consumers.
Please sign up for the Rasmussen Reports daily e-mail update (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rasmussen/pl_rasmussen/storytext/judgmentpeople20090227/31123804/SIG=1266makvu/*http://visitor.constantcontact.com/email.jsp?m=1102135387545&p=oi%5D) (it's free)… let us keep you up to date with the latest public opinion news.
This telephone survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted by Rasmussen Reports February 23-24, 2009. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/-3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence (see methodology (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rasmussen/pl_rasmussen/storytext/judgmentpeople20090227/31123804/SIG=125poighs/*http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/about_us/methodology)).
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