[jameshart]

Are those two groups of people’s opinions on the subject equally valid?

[id34]

No, of course, but the issue comes in the next step. How do they put their "support" of science into practice? For some, that means supporting increased budgets for grants, education, or basic research. For others, that means "restoring trust" by adding partisan steps. "Trusting the experts is not science", as RFK said.

I find these types of survey questions almost useless - of course people will say they support science, or democracy, or freedom, or increasing support for families. The devil is always in the details.

[diego_moita]

No. And that is exactly my point: we're considering to be pro-science the opinion of people that are actually against it.