# More reject than welcome a rival's failure at their community's expense

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/politics/most-wouldnt-want-a-rival-politician-to-fail-if-it-hurt-their-own-community/

> Indexed question in Politics.

## Reading

A plurality of Americans reject the notion of welcoming a rival candidate's defeat when it would come at their own community's expense: 43% disagree with that statement, including 16% who strongly disagree, according to a September 2023 Verasight survey.

Roughly one-in-five (21%) agree, including 8% who strongly agree, while 36% neither agree nor disagree.

## Topline

Think of the political party you most identify with. Now, indicate the degree to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: If I opposed the election of a candidate from the opposing political party, then I would be glad to see him or her fail even if their failure hurt my community.

More reject than welcome a rival's failure at their community's expense.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neither agree nor disagree: 36.0%
- Disagree: 27.4%
- Strongly disagree: 15.9%
- Agree: 12.5%
- Strongly agree: 8.3%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: United States adults
- Field dates: 2023-09-07 → 2023-09-13
- Base (unweighted): 2,000
- Margin of error: +/- 2.3%
- Module: 2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#willingness-to-see-opposing-party-fail-despite-community-impact](https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#willingness-to-see-opposing-party-fail-despite-community-impact)

## Citation

2023 APSA Omnibus Survey #2023-071, fielded September 7-13, 2023, N=2,000 United States adults, +/- 2.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#willingness-to-see-opposing-party-fail-despite-community-impact](https://verasight-apsa-2023.tiiny.co#willingness-to-see-opposing-party-fail-despite-community-impact)