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Old 05-09-2012, 06:44 AM  
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Partisan Psychology

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When pollsters ask Republicans and Democrats whether the president can do anything about high gas prices, the answers reflect the usual partisan divisions in the country. About two-thirds of Republicans say the president can do something about high gas prices, and about two-thirds of Democrats say he can't.

But six years ago, with a Republican president in the White House, the numbers were reversed: Three-fourths of Democrats said President Bush could do something about high gas prices, while the majority of Republicans said gas prices were clearly outside the president's control.
Partisan Psychology: Why are people partial to political loyalties over facts?
http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolit...ts?sc=fb&cc=fp
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