"[...] the graph shows that Republicans don't trust government less than Democrats do, historically. The real difference is that Republicans are more sensitive to who controls the White House. When their man is in, they trust government more than Democrats do. When their man is out, they trust it less. Democrats hold steadier; they seem to identify 'government' less with the presidency than Republicans do." -- Jonathan Haidt and Marc J. Hetherington, 2012-09-17 in The New York Times [linked to by somebody on either my LJ or DW friendslist/reading page, a few days ago, but I've forgotten who]
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