In this era of political tribalism, with so many people living in partisan and ideological silos—living, working, and socializing with like-minded people—it tends to not just reinforce thinking, but also to disconnect us from others with different backgrounds and points of view.
This past week’s NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll asked respondents open-ended questions with verbatim responses transcribed, a staple in campaign-sponsored polling but unusual among those that the media commissions. …
The NBC/WSJ poll … asked of 900 Americans, “In only a few words, please describe the main impression you have about President Trump based on what you have seen, read, or heard about the Mueller report.”
Among the roughly 250 Republicans interviewed, there was a clear pattern of language, with the terms “witch hunt” and “no collusion” appearing in one verbatim response after another. Who says repetition doesn’t reinforce messaging? CONT.
Charlie Cook