Prior to Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s recent comments questioning U.S. support for Israel and the subsequent backlash suggesting that Jewish Americans may be abandoning the party over the issue, roughly half of U.S. Jews identified as Democrat in Gallup polling. Far fewer, 16%, said they were Republican. CONT. RJ Reinhart, […] Read more »
Many U.S. Catholics Question Their Membership Amid Scandal
As the Catholic church responds to more allegations of sexual abuse of young people by priests, an increasing percentage of Catholics are re-examining their commitment to the religion. Thirty-seven percent of U.S. Catholics, up from 22% in 2002, say news of the abuse has led them to question whether they […] Read more »
Trump says Jews are leaving the Democratic Party. It’s not true.
President Donald Trump claims that Jewish Americans, who are traditionally staunch supporters of the Democratic Party, are leaving it. A look at the polling data finds, however, that Jewish Americans continue overwhelmingly to be Democrats and opposed to Trump. CONT. Harry Enten, CNN Read more »
Anti-Semitism is linked to public opinion about Israel. But so is Islamophobia.
… In response to concerns about anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim bias in the debate about Ilhan Omar, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning both anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim discrimination “as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contrary to the values and aspirations of the United States.” This debate also […] Read more »
Democratic voters weigh in on ideal 2020 candidate traits
By the time the 2019 primary season arrives there could be 15 to 20 Democratic candidates in the presidential field — or more. That’s a lot of choices. But what “type” of candidate might Democratic voters be looking for? The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll put forth a list […] Read more »
Americans Deeply Divided by Party on Ideals of Religious and Ethnic Pluralism
A new PRRI/The Atlantic survey of American attitudes about the health of our nation’s Democratic institutions reveals that partisan divisions over racial diversity and religious pluralism have Americans split, but most are optimistic divisions can be overcome except those that are political. This survey, the latest in a series of […] Read more »