CBS News poll: How do people view book bans, trans rights issues as GOP presidential primary fight ramps up?

Book bans make headlines. A stance on LGBTQ issues might impact a company’s business or draw the ire of the right. With Republicans almost universally telling us they want 2024 candidates who’ll “challenge woke ideas,” it’s clear race and gender issues are staying in the spotlight this campaign. Here we […] Read more »

Most Americans support anti-trans policies favored by GOP, poll shows

Clear majorities of Americans support restrictions affecting transgender children, a Washington Post-KFF poll finds, offering political jet fuel for Republicans in statehouses and Congress who are pushing measures restricting curriculum, sports participation and medical care. … Still, as the country engages in a national debate over public policy around gender […] Read more »

‘A country on fire’: New poll finds America polarized over culture, race and ‘woke’

The country’s cultural divides and political divides have become one and the same, according to a new national NBC News poll. The poll finds stark partisan differences on major cultural issues — racism, accepting LGBTQ people, the term “woke,” and even the fundamental goals of American society. Half of Americans […] Read more »

Fox News Poll: Book banning, transgender issues seen as problematic

As the debate over controversial issues such as book banning and transgender policies in the U.S. rages, the latest Fox News Poll asks voters how much of a problem these issues are. When it comes to public schools, a majority views book banning as problematic with 60% saying it’s a […] Read more »

The Tennessee Expulsions Are Just the Beginning

The red-state drive to reverse the rights revolution of the past six decades continues to intensify, triggering confrontations involving every level of government. In rapid succession, Republican-controlled states are applying unprecedented tactics to shift social policy sharply to the right, not only within their borders but across the nation. … […] Read more »