Posted on 08/28/2025 12:57:08 PM PDT by EnderWiggin1970
Last week, the RealClearPolitics Institute of News & Information (RCPINI) introduced its current project exploring the loss of trust in southwestern Pennsylvania. As we noted, the loss of trust in society and in our institutions is one of the defining challenges of our times, and one that seems particularly relevant in a region that has witnessed seismic political shifts over the past 20 years.
This week we begin diving into our polling results. As mentioned in our initial piece, we partnered with Emerson Polling, one of the most accurate pollsters in the country, to produce a high-quality, large-sample poll of southwestern Pennsylvania. The poll sampled 1,500 residents of the 10 counties we mentioned from July 15 to July 19, 2025, with additional samples drawn for six smaller counties. The error margin is +/- 2.4%.
Overall, respondents in the region indicated that they still retained at least some trust in a number of institutions. Scientists, nonprofit organizations, the military, religious leaders, and public school officials all earned positive reviews from our sample.
We note, however, that none of the groups or institutions were trusted by a majority of respondents to do the right thing “a great deal.” In fact, only one (the military) was trusted to do the right thing “a great deal” by even 40% of respondents. We further note that the term “a fair amount” is actually ambiguous as to whether it reflects an overall positive view, a negative one or simple ambivalence; one could make the case for all of the above. So our celebrations of trust, where we can find things to celebrate, are still cautious.
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpennsylvania.com ...
Should we trust institutions?
When the Quisling Puppet Biden government started MANDATING you take the COVID injection (or lose your job) while exempting illegal aliens and welfare bums, it destroyed ANY trust of the federal government forever!
Until Joe Biden and Tony Fauci are executed in the most excruciating way, trust in government will never be restored. /spit
We should be able to.
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