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xchrom

(108,903 posts) Wed Jun 25, 2014, 07:16 AM Jun 2014

14 Fascinating Facts About The Majority Of Americans

http://www.businessinsider.com/facts-about-the-majority-of-americans-2014-6?op=1

As divisive as things get these days, it's easy to lose track of what unites the majority of Americans.

Based on Census data, Pew and Gallup polls, and more, we've identified some simple facts that are true about the majority of the 318,278,722 U.S. citizens.

53 percent of Americans believe the war in Iraq was a mistake.

58 percent of Americans support legalizing weed.

61 percent of American adults have an immediate family member who served in the military.

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14 Fascinating Facts About The Majority Of Americans (Original Post) xchrom Jun 2014 OP

We are all statistics liberal N proud Jun 2014 #1

This, to me, was the most salient chart! And a root cause of many problems in the US! RKP5637 Jun 2014 #2

That One Struck Me Too! ProfessorGAC Jun 2014 #3

47% think Iraq was NOT not a bad idea? underpants Jun 2014 #4

liberal N proud

(60,334 posts)

1. We are all statistics

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Wed Jun 25, 2014, 07:52 AM

Jun 2014

RKP5637

(67,101 posts)

2. This, to me, was the most salient chart! And a root cause of many problems in the US!

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Wed Jun 25, 2014, 08:12 AM

Jun 2014

An incompetent congress ...

93 percent of Americans lack confidence in Congress.

ProfessorGAC

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3. That One Struck Me Too!

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 25, 2014, 08:39 AM

Jun 2014

7 freakin' percent! When that chart started i was almost 18, and i was a little surprised to see it was only 42% then. I would have guessed a little higher.

Maybe some folks then were turned off by the Watergate hearings. These 42% were probably cheering while the other 58% were angry Nixonians.

underpants

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4. 47% think Iraq was NOT not a bad idea?

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Wed Jun 25, 2014, 10:05 AM

Jun 2014

Sounds like a lot of people don't want to admit that they were duped.

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