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RoseTrellis

(198 posts)
9. Worst part of politics
Thu May 7, 2026, 09:54 AM
Yesterday

Honestly, neither party is above this, and I think average Americans are sick of it. We point to the Midwest as evidence of extreme gerrymandering, and they point to New England.

Trust in government is at an all time low, having been in a steady decline since right after Clinton.

“Just 17% of Americans now say they trust the government in Washington to do what is right “just about always” (2%) or “most of the time” (15%).
While trust in government has been low for decades, the current measure is one of the lowest in the nearly seven decades since the question was first asked by the National Election Study, and it is lower than it was last year (22%).”

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/12/04/public-trust-in-government-1958-2025/?cb_viewport=desktop

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