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12-10-2007, 02:00 AM
Good news from Gallup:
“Republicans are significantly more likely than Democrats or independents to rate their mental health as excellent, according to data from the last four November Gallup Health and Healthcare polls.” The report continues, “Fifty-eight percent of Republicans report having excellent mental health, compared to 43 percent of independents and 38 percent of Democrats. This relationship between party identification and reports of excellent mental health persists even within categories of income, age, gender, church attendance and education.” To be sure, there are many reasons for this disparity. While Republicans generally emulate the optimism of Ronald Reagan, Democrats are busy running around telling everyone how terrible things are. Republicans believe that their fellow Americans can do things themselves, while Democrats believe that we’re all too stupid to do anything without gubmint assistance. And as Gallup notes, “[O]ne cannot say whether something about being a Republican causes a person to be more mentally healthy, or whether something about being mentally healthy causes a person to choose to become a Republican.” On the other hand, what we can be reasonably sure of is that voting for Democrats calls into question one’s mental health.
“Republicans are significantly more likely than Democrats or independents to rate their mental health as excellent, according to data from the last four November Gallup Health and Healthcare polls.” The report continues, “Fifty-eight percent of Republicans report having excellent mental health, compared to 43 percent of independents and 38 percent of Democrats. This relationship between party identification and reports of excellent mental health persists even within categories of income, age, gender, church attendance and education.” To be sure, there are many reasons for this disparity. While Republicans generally emulate the optimism of Ronald Reagan, Democrats are busy running around telling everyone how terrible things are. Republicans believe that their fellow Americans can do things themselves, while Democrats believe that we’re all too stupid to do anything without gubmint assistance. And as Gallup notes, “[O]ne cannot say whether something about being a Republican causes a person to be more mentally healthy, or whether something about being mentally healthy causes a person to choose to become a Republican.” On the other hand, what we can be reasonably sure of is that voting for Democrats calls into question one’s mental health.