Four Decades of Declining Trust in D.C.

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The decline in political trust began with Watergate. But what’s striking today is how differently whites and non-whites views government.

Published Aug. 11 2014 5:45AM EDT

articles/2014/08/11/four-decades-of-declining-trust-in-d-c/140810-green-political-mistrust-tease_izyz7z — The Daily Beast,JIM WATSON

Forty years after Richard Nixon resigned from office, talk of impeachment is once again in the air. But fortunately for all of us, it’s just talk, nothing more.

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Four Decades of Declining Trust in D.C.

The decline in political trust began with Watergate. But what’s striking today is how differently whites and non-whites views government.

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