Here's a link showing Republicans, and in particular, Trump voters, are better informed about issues highly relevant to our politics than are Democrats. For example, Trump voters answered correctly 46% of the time and Democratic voters 32%.
There is a pattern here. The Democrats's wrong answers generally were consistent with the answer that was the most pessimistic or critical of the United States and its people. This tendency towards misinformation correlates with the leading Democratic presidential candidates who frequently present wrong information about the state of the economy and the MSM that amplifies those beliefs. It's an article of faith among Democrats that the Trump economy works only for the wealthy. Of course, that is wrong.
The survey covered issues about education, taxes, healthcare, national debt, pollution, government spending, Social Security, global warming, energy, and hunger. All important issues about our politics and all issues that Trump votes are more often correct about than Democrats.
Of course, much of these results depend about the way questions are posed. For that reason this survey, (and all those other surveys supposedly showing that FNC viewers are misinformed) need to be viewed with caution. That said, I think this survey is more accurate than some others. See the Social Security questions for example. One of the climate change questions had to do with whether severe weather is more prevalent now than in the 1980's. The correct answer is no change, but only 4% of Democrats got it correct while 59% of Trump voters got it correct. Conformation bias likely plays a role here.
There is a pattern here. The Democrats's wrong answers generally were consistent with the answer that was the most pessimistic or critical of the United States and its people. This tendency towards misinformation correlates with the leading Democratic presidential candidates who frequently present wrong information about the state of the economy and the MSM that amplifies those beliefs. It's an article of faith among Democrats that the Trump economy works only for the wealthy. Of course, that is wrong.
The survey covered issues about education, taxes, healthcare, national debt, pollution, government spending, Social Security, global warming, energy, and hunger. All important issues about our politics and all issues that Trump votes are more often correct about than Democrats.
Of course, much of these results depend about the way questions are posed. For that reason this survey, (and all those other surveys supposedly showing that FNC viewers are misinformed) need to be viewed with caution. That said, I think this survey is more accurate than some others. See the Social Security questions for example. One of the climate change questions had to do with whether severe weather is more prevalent now than in the 1980's. The correct answer is no change, but only 4% of Democrats got it correct while 59% of Trump voters got it correct. Conformation bias likely plays a role here.
