Unless you’re having a ‘dry media January’, you’ve probably witnessed the reemergence of one of 2022’s favorite media topics: classified documents. This time it’s a different president, but the excitement appears to be just as high-pitched. Whenever a topic garners this much attention from loud-voiced broadcasters, our thoughts immediately turn to the quieter, often unheard majority - the American voter.
We've engaged with an equal number of Republicans and Democrats and found a dominant, consistent sentiment among both parties: that the media should instead be focusing on the pressing issues that everyday Americans face.
In addition to that key takeaway, we also uncovered several other noteworthy insights. Discover the public's perceptions of PaperGate in our full report: