{"id":49896,"date":"2012-09-05T11:57:41","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T16:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2012\/09\/05\/biden-in-a-word-good-idiot\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:48:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:48:09","slug":"biden-in-a-word-good-idiot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2012\/09\/05\/biden-in-a-word-good-idiot\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden in a Word: \u2018Good,\u2019 \u2018Idiot\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/09\/PP_12.09.05_oneWord-biden.png\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e0d1ae\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e0d1ae;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"700\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2012\/09\/PP_12.09.05_oneWord-biden.png?resize=400,700 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-67636 not-transparent\" title=\"PP_12.09.05_oneWord-biden\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2012\/09\/PP_12.09.05_oneWord-biden.png\" alt=\"\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked for their one-word impression of Joe Biden, more people use negative than positive words to describe the vice president. Many of the negative words disparage Biden\u2019s competence and performance, with <em>idiot<\/em>, <em>incompetent<\/em> and <em>clown<\/em> among the terms used most frequently.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of those offering a word to describe Biden, 38% use negative terms, while 23% give positive words. About four-in-ten (39%) use neutral terms, with <em>vice president<\/em> among the most common, according to the latest national survey of 1,008 adults by the Pew Research Center and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/the-fix\/wp\/2012\/09\/05\/joe-biden-good-guy-or-court-jester\/\">Washington Post<\/a>, conducted Aug. 31-Sept. 3, 2012.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The top positive words used to describe Biden are <em>good<\/em> and <em>honest<\/em>. Many of the negative words focus on Biden\u2019s intelligence: Aside from <em>clown<\/em>, a number of people describe Biden as <em>stupid<\/em>, <em>a joke<\/em>, <em>goofy<\/em> and <em>a buffoon<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is described in more positive terms than Biden; as many use complimentary as critical words to characterize their impression of Ryan. The top words used to describe Ryan are <em>conservative<\/em> and <em>intelligent<\/em>. <em>(For more, see <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2012\/08\/29\/paul-ryan-in-a-word-conservative-intelligent\/\">\u201cPaul Ryan in a Word: Conservative, Intelligent,\u201d<\/a> Aug. 29, 2012.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ryan\u2019s relative youth and inexperience are a theme in his descriptions, with <em>young<\/em> among the top words used. In contrast, Biden is often described as <em>old<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2012\/09\/9-5-12-Biden-2.png\"><img data-dominant-color=\"edeeef\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #edeeef;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"227\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2012\/09\/9-5-12-Biden-2.png?resize=290,227 290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" class=\"wp-image-67634 not-transparent\" title=\"9-5-12 Biden #2\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2012\/09\/9-5-12-Biden-2.png\" alt=\"\" ><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are wide partisan differences in one-word impressions of Biden, but even Democrats are not highly positive about the vice president. As many Democrats use neutral words as positive words to describe Biden (47% vs. 45%). Republicans generally use negative words to characterize their impressions of Biden (63%). Among independents, more than twice as many use critical as positive terms to describe Biden (42% vs. 18%).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asked for their one-word impression of Joe Biden, more people use negative than positive words to describe the vice president. Many of the negative words disparage Biden\u2019s competence and performance, with idiot, incompetent and clown among the terms used most frequently. 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