In a recent interview aired on NPR [ http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2018/03/27/politics-partisanship-scandals] Professor Michael Barber cites research indicating "Once people begin to affiliate with a party, either party, that tends to color nearly everything that they see." This includes their moral perceptions, i.e.: Does one's private morals have a significant bearing on fitness to govern? Currently, in the wake of Donald Trump's liaison with porn star Stormy Daniels, the majority of Democrats answer affirmatively. Go back a few decades to Bill Clinton's Lewinsky affair, and the survey polls were basically reversed. It was the majority of Republicans who believed that personal morality significantly determined fitness to govern. Apparently one's party affiliation influences his/her stand on morality. What does this say about our moral convictions? Is there a foundational moral underpinning that is not swayed by personal affiliations or the pursuit of political or other personal gains?
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