From CNN.com:

“Indeed, the survey found that upwardly mobile, middle-class families were among those who had the most debt stress. Others were women, couples with small children, low-income working families, Democrats and those who graduated high school but haven’t taken college courses. Those least likely to be stressed from debt include men, retirees, empty nesters, college graduates and Republicans.”

How’s that again? Your level of stress about debt is tied to your political affiliation? Using someone’s political party as a filter just doesn’t seem relevant in this situation. That’s like saying people who own cats are more likely to use two ply toilet paper than those who own dogs. I imagine you can make almost any statistic like that work, simply because traits and behaviors don’t divide up nice and evenly amongst the population. The point remains that its not a relevant statistic. No one is going to say “Oh, I’m going to become a Republican so I don’t have to worry about money so much!”

Thank you mainstream media, for once again blinding the masses with meaningless data.