Wider Partisan Divide in Views of Economic News Percentsaying they are hearing mostly bad news about the economy...
Differences in perceptions of economic news emerged after Barack Obama took office. But they never have been as great as they are today. Four times as many Republicans as Democrats say the news they have been hearing about the economy is mostly bad (60% vs. 15%).
Wider Partisan Divide in Views of Economic  | News  | Percentsaying they are hearing mostly bad news about the economy...  | 82  | 80  | Republicans  | 56  | 60  | Inds  | 36  | Democrats 15  | 18  | R+45  | D+2  | R+17  | R+25  | R+9  | Dec  | Sep  | Sep  | Sep  | Aug  | 2008  | 2009  | 2010  | 2011  | 2012  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER Sept 7-9, 2012, 