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    November 20, 2015
    Beyond Distrust: How Americans View Their Government

    Elected officials viewed as less honest, more selfish than typical Americans or business leaders

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    Beyond Distrust: How Americans View Their Government

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    Americans’ overall views of the federal government are very negative…
    Republicans less likely to see a major role for government in most areas
    How Democrats and Republicans rate government’s performance
    Wide partisan cleavages in general perceptions of government
    Most Americans feel like ‘their side’ loses more often than it wins in politics
    Both parties have lost confidence and trust in public’s political wisdom
    Elected officials viewed as less honest, more selfish than typical Americans or business leaders
    How difficult are the problems facing the country, and could the public do a better job than elected officials?
    Jeb Bush viewed unfavorably by most Republicans ‘angry’ at government
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