Thursday, February 21, 2013

Opinions on policies matter based on who does it

It turns out that our opinions on policies have less to do with the policy itself than who supports it.

Here's a report on a study that points out that self described liberals are more likely to to support targeted killings if Obama does it. Presumably conservatives are less likely to support them as a results.

This is not a surprising result, and may well fit theories that suggest people defer opinions on some issues where they may be conflicted to opinion leaders they either trust, or feel favorably towards. I also don't think that the Madison who wrote Fed 10 wouls have found this surprising either.