MSNBC: Majority of Americans Don’t Trust Gov’t, Believe People Run for Office To Serve Personal Interests’

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TODD: “Now, you might ask yourself: How did we get here? And what do they think next? Well, it's a very cynical public. They believe right now that most candidates that run for office, they don't do it to serve the community. Only 21% think people run for office in order to worry about the greater good. 19% of Democrats think this. 24% of Republicans. Now look at the reverse. A full 65% think most candidates run for office to serve their personal interests, nothing else. And this is across the board. 66% of Democrats believe this, 63% of Republicans. When we talk about the broken democracy, this may be bigger than any polarization problem that we have. If the voters don't trust who's running for office to do the right thing, how does this democracy survive and thrive?"