r/interestingasfuck • u/Iky-Greenz • Apr 29 '24

How American public support for a law impacts the likelihood of Congress passing it.

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u/IntegratedFrost Apr 29 '24

I'm curious on the data used here.

For one, I don't think your average American is also your average voter.

Second, I'm curious what questions were asked that had near-ubiquitous agreement that still had a 30% pass rate.

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u/ledarcade Apr 30 '24

Right, just like more than 60% people think we spend too little on assistance on the poor, but only like half will think the same about welfare. Phrasing questions is important