71% say politics has reached a dangerous low
By Maegan Vazquez and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN
Updated 3:06 PM ET, Sat October 28, 2017
... According to a Washington Post-University of Maryland poll released Saturday, only 29% said they believed this period in American politics is "similar to most periods of disagreement." And the majority of participants who said politics have reached a dangerous low point said the climate is a "new normal," not "temporary."
Some 70% of those polled from September 27 through October 5 said divisions today are at least as big as they were during the Vietnam War era. For individuals polled who were adults during the Vietnam War, the percentage was higher than the average -- 77%.
A majority of those polled, 51%, said President Donald Trump deserves "a lot" of the blame for the dysfunction .. below the share placing .. blame on money in politics (65%), wealthy donors (56%) or people with extreme views (56%), but above the share putting .. blame on either party (38% for Republicans, 32% for Democrats) or members of Congress (47%) ...
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/28/politics/poll-politics-low-point/index.html
