Majority Believe Founders Would be Disappointed
by Peter Graham on Jul 4, 2013 | Views: 85 | Score: 0
Pleased | Disappointed | |
---|---|---|
Jun 1999 | 44 | 55 |
Jun 2001 | 54 | 42 |
Jun 2003 | 50 | 48 |
June 2013 | 27 | 71 |
% saying they are they believe the Founding Father would be... with how the US turned out
Sources:
gallup.com
After a 10-year hiatus of polling on the topic, Gallup revisited the question of just how many Americans believe the Founding Fathers would be 'pleased' or 'disappointed' by how the U.S. turned out. An overwhelming majority believe they would be disappointed, likely due to political gridlock and current partisanship.