Republicans, Democrats view economics news differently

Republicans are viewing current economics news more negatively than Democrats, according to research from the Pew Research Center for People & the Press.

The Pew Center writes, “Just 15% of Democrats say recent economic news is mostly bad, down from 31% a month ago and among the lowest percentages over the last four years. Six-in-ten Republicans (60%) say news about the economy is mostly bad, as do 36% of independents. Opinions among Republicans and independents are largely unchanged from a month ago.

“Among the public generally, 58% say they are hearing a mix of good and bad news about the economy, while 35% say they are hearing mostly bad news and 6% mostly good news. After climbing upward over the course of the spring and summer, the share of Americans saying the economic news they are hearing is mostly bad fell six points since last month, from 41% to 35%.

“However, the percentage hearing mostly bad news about gas prices has more than doubled since July. Currently, 75% say they are hearing mostly bad news about gas prices, up from 58% a month ago and just 31% in July.

“The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, conducted Sept. 7-9 among 1,012 adults, finds that views of economic news are more negative today than in March, when 24% said they were hearing mostly bad news. But they are far more positive than they were in August 2011, when 67% said economic news was mostly bad.”

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