… In a survey we conducted, 69 percent of those who voted for Republicans for Congress admired “political leaders who stick to their positions” over those “who make compromises.” Just 31 percent preferred leaders willing to make compromises.
Voters who supported Democrats presented nearly a mirror image. Sixty-seven percent admired leaders who make compromises, while just 33 percent were inclined toward those who stick to their positions.
These radically different views are born in part of different psychologies and in part of different experiences.
Numerous studies in psychology demonstrate compromise is more difficult when issues are seen in moral terms. CONT.
Mark Mellman (Mellman Group), The Hill