This is a piece by Ezra Klein that explains how political affiliations is correlated with people's view of the world. He references a new Pew poll that shows:
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This does not prove that there is a causal link. It is possible that people who view the economy negatively have gravitated to the GOP and people who view it positively are gravitating to Democrats. However, I am not sure that party affiliations are that fluid.
Another possible hypothesis is that this is driven by the media these groups consume, i.e. it suggests that consumer sentiment is being driven by media, which in turn has a party bias.
With the election less than two months away, partisan differences in views of economic news have become wider than ever… 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.
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This does not prove that there is a causal link. It is possible that people who view the economy negatively have gravitated to the GOP and people who view it positively are gravitating to Democrats. However, I am not sure that party affiliations are that fluid.
Another possible hypothesis is that this is driven by the media these groups consume, i.e. it suggests that consumer sentiment is being driven by media, which in turn has a party bias.
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