… For all of the ferocity and double-speak at the GOP debate over immigration reform, most Republicans … say the issue isn’t a decisive factor in their vote for president. Even among conservative Republicans, more than half — 56 percent — say they either prefer a candidate who would keep Obama’s […] Read more »
Can This Really Be Donald Trump’s Republican Party?
… Rather than a European right-wing party, the current contest for the Republican nomination has produced a unique American phenomenon: Donald J. Trump. … The dynamic interaction of three current trends — voter anger over immigration, over offshoring and robotization, and over damage wrought by the economic meltdown of 2008 […] Read more »
Anti-Terror: Visa Control, Airstrikes Seen as Most Effective
When asked about 11 ways to combat terrorism, Americans are most likely to say overhauling the nation’s visa waiver program and intensifying airstrikes against the Islamic State, or ISIS, are effective measures. Establishing a religious test to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. ranks last. CONT. Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »
What social science tells us about racism in the Republican Party
Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposal to bar all Muslims from entering the United States has reignited an old debate about the Republican Party, which some see as the party of intolerance. … An expanding body of research by psychologists, economists and political scientists suggests that voters’ racial biases help the […] Read more »
Nearly Half of Americans Worried They or Their Family Will Be a Victim of Terrorism
With leading GOP presidential candidate Donald J. Trump calling for a ban on Muslims entering the United States, a new survey released today finds that Americans are increasingly concerned about terrorism, yet remain open to accepting Syrian refugees into the U.S. Forty-seven percent of Americans are worried that they or […] Read more »
The Polls May Be Underestimating Trump’s Support
Donald Trump’s persistent lead in the GOP presidential-preference polls has been a great source of confusion for the chattering classes. But Trump is actually just the latest manifestation of a more global trend: Data suggests the appeal of anti-immigrant policies to working-class voters is much deeper than most American elites […] Read more »