{"id":19358,"date":"2011-11-30T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T05:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/extramarital-affairs-political-candidates-and-public-opinion\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:44:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:44:56","slug":"extramarital-affairs-political-candidates-and-public-opinion","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2011\/11\/30\/extramarital-affairs-political-candidates-and-public-opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"Extramarital Affairs, Political Candidates and Public Opinion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The public now has a more negative view of a candidate\u2019s past infidelity than was the case in 2007. Just under half (46%) of people now say they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who had an extramarital affair in the past; a relatively similar percentage ( 49%) say this would not matter to them. In 2007, 39% of people said they would be less likely to support a candidate who had an affair \u2014 the majority (56%) said it would not matter to them.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More Republicans (57%) than Democrats (42%) say they would be less likely to support a candidate who has had an extramarital affair. The gap was much wider in 2007, when 62% of Republicans and only 25% of Democrats expressed this view.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The public continues to be far more forgiving of a past divorce; only 11% say they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who has been divorced. Most people (85%) say this would nor matter to them. Republicans are somewhat more likely than Democrats to view a candidate\u2019s divorce negatively.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These results come from a survey conducted May 25-30 by the Pew Research Center for the People &amp; the Press. <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2011\/06\/02\/section-2-candidate-traits-and-experience\/?src=prc-number\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When asked last May, nearly six-in-ten (57%) Republicans said they would be less likely to support a candidate who had an extramarital affair. 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