These are the topline results of a YouGov/Huffington Post survey of 1000 US adults interviewed January 31 - February 1, 2015 on politicians and their high school experiences. The results show that Americans tend to think it's fair to reference a candidate's high school bullying, but not their drug use. The margin of error is 4.0%.
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Do you think it’s fair or unfair for politicians or the media to bring up a political candidate’s drug use in high school?
Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37%
Unfair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%
Do you think it’s fair or unfair for politicians or the media to bring up a political candidate’s bullying others in high school?
Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55%
Unfair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%
If you found out that a political candidate used drugs while in high school:
I would definitely not vote for them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7%
I would be less likely to vote for them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24%
It wouldn’t matter to me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19%
If you found out that a political candidate bullied classmates while in high school:
I would definitely not vote for them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21%
I would be less likely to vote for them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40%
It wouldn’t matter to me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%
