国际英语资讯:Confidence in U.S. political system lowest in decades: poll
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 29-- <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="are">are</span> "<span word="not">not</span> <span word="proud">proud</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="poll">poll</span>.</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unsatisfied">unsatisfied</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>, <span word="identifying">identifying</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="root">root</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="evils">evils</span>," <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Post">Post</span>-<span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> "<span word="how">how</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>," 36 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="polled">polled</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="proud">proud</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="independents">independents</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stark">stark</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1996, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="topped">topped</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="societal">societal</span> <span word="divisiveness">divisiveness</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> <span word="war">war</span>, 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span> <span word="war">war</span>," <span word="while">while</span> 27 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="greater">greater</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="polled">polled</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="have">have</span> "<span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dangerously">dangerously</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="point">point</span>," <span word="among">among</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>.</p><p><span word="Money">Money</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="politics">politics</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="research">research</span>, <span word="as">as</span> 96 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> "<span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>" <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="dysfunction">dysfunction</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="for">for</span> 94 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="with">with</span> "<span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="donors">donors</span>."</p>
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