Posted on Sep 3, 2020
Americans Increasingly Polarized When It Comes To Racial Justice Protests, Poll Finds
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As the nation grapples with questions of racial justice, Americans are increasingly polarized, according to a new poll, with Republicans far less likely to support protests sparked by the police shooting of Jacob Blake than previous demonstrations.
More Americans support than oppose recent protests after the shooting in Kenosha, Wis., according to the poll by the research firm Ipsos, provided exclusively to NPR.
But sharp divisions are emerging along racial and political party lines.
Two-thirds of Black respondents support the protests, compared with just over one-third of whites and less than half of Hispanics. The division among party affiliations is even more stark: 3 out of 4 Democrats say they support the protests, compared with fewer than 1 in 10 Republicans.
The poll of 1,008 U.S. adults was conducted Aug. 28-31. The margin of error for the overall sample is 3 percentage points.
More Americans support than oppose recent protests after the shooting in Kenosha, Wis., according to the poll by the research firm Ipsos, provided exclusively to NPR.
But sharp divisions are emerging along racial and political party lines.
Two-thirds of Black respondents support the protests, compared with just over one-third of whites and less than half of Hispanics. The division among party affiliations is even more stark: 3 out of 4 Democrats say they support the protests, compared with fewer than 1 in 10 Republicans.
The poll of 1,008 U.S. adults was conducted Aug. 28-31. The margin of error for the overall sample is 3 percentage points.
Americans Increasingly Polarized When It Comes To Racial Justice Protests, Poll Finds
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Hard to know what’s true, Some polls are small and go to groups of people in certain areas, never been a big poll guy
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But I appreciate people’s info and reading about it!
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Go back to May.
There was near unanimity on the issue. even with the neighborhood (my neighborhood) where George Floyd was killed on fire.
But three months of anarchy later, politicians have yet to do anything substantive about the issue, and "protesters" travel from far and wide for a chance to loot and steal.
Americans are sick of this, and opinion will get more and more against these issues for as long as the violence persists. Like it or not, arson and looting is now conflated with lawful protests about a legitimate issue, making the issue a third rail for any effective response.
There was near unanimity on the issue. even with the neighborhood (my neighborhood) where George Floyd was killed on fire.
But three months of anarchy later, politicians have yet to do anything substantive about the issue, and "protesters" travel from far and wide for a chance to loot and steal.
Americans are sick of this, and opinion will get more and more against these issues for as long as the violence persists. Like it or not, arson and looting is now conflated with lawful protests about a legitimate issue, making the issue a third rail for any effective response.
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