As President Donald Trump’s ban on most transgender military servicemembers continues to face legal challenges, 71% of Americans support allowing openly transgender men and women to serve in the military. CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »
Public Highly Critical of State of Political Discourse in the U.S.
The public renders a harsh judgment on the state of political discourse in this country. And for many Americans, their own conversations about politics have become stressful experiences that they prefer to avoid. … Donald Trump is a major factor in people’s views about the state of the nation’s political […] Read more »
Women and Electability – Part 2
In Part 1 of this post, I argued that there is no solid reason to consider women less electable than men in the 2020 Presidential contest. Women candidates do need to grapple, however, with four areas that may create misconceptions of their potential. First is implicit bias, second is the […] Read more »
Slim Majority Favors New LGBT Civil Rights Laws
A slight majority of Americans (53%) say that new civil rights laws are needed to reduce discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. This comes one month after the House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, which would protect LGBT people from discrimination in employment, housing and other settings. […] Read more »
Opinion Shift and Stability: The Information Environment and Long-Lasting Opposition to Trump’s Muslim Ban
A few days after the tragic San Bernardino attacks, presidential hopeful Donald Trump first promised a “Muslim Ban.” Less than one week into his presidency, Trump made good on his promise and signed executive order (EO) 13769, which denied citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries entry into the United States. … […] Read more »
Americans Increasingly Support Transgender Rights
Amid rollbacks of federal protections for transgender individuals, a new PRRI survey finds Americans have grown increasingly more supportive of rights for transgender people. Sixty-two percent of Americans say they have become more supportive of rights for transgender people over the last five years, compared to just 25% who say […] Read more »