August 12, 2023
Declining Confidence
Diane Kimura
Tim adds:
The military is certainly a lagging indicator; I no longer have any confidence in them at all either.
BTW wouldn't this suggest Donald Trump has a better chance of winning than he is credited? He is certainly the anti-establishment candidate and if the public so lacks confidence in our institutions he would be the logical beneficiary of their vote.
Using Gallup surveys, respondents are read a list of institutions in American society and asked to fill out their confidence in each one -- a great deal, quite a lot, some or very little?
The data goes back to 1973 and ends in 2023.
The first chart shows all the questions and their historical time series.
Has anyone noticed that every category has been up since 2020?
The only places most respondents had confidence in the institution were the military and small businesses. The places where we have the lowest confidence are Congress, television news, and big business.
Tim adds:
The military is certainly a lagging indicator; I no longer have any confidence in them at all either.
BTW wouldn't this suggest Donald Trump has a better chance of winning than he is credited? He is certainly the anti-establishment candidate and if the public so lacks confidence in our institutions he would be the logical beneficiary of their vote.
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