The public sees widespread discrimination against several racial, ethnic and religious groups in the U.S. And while most of these views are little changed over the last several years, the share of Americans saying Jews face discrimination in the U.S. has increased substantially since late 2016. … Partisan differences in […] Read more »
Black and white defines red and blue
Members of minority groups and whites in the United States often see the world through very different lenses, but politically speaking those differences are magnified by the blue/red divide, according to a new Pew Research survey. And that partisan split may be even more important in Washington. The Pew survey […] Read more »
Non-College Whites Had Affinity for GOP Before Trump
White Americans without college degrees helped propel Donald Trump to an upset victory in the 2016 election and have been one of his most supportive subgroups during his presidency. The group’s support for Trump may largely reflect their political leanings as much as their affinity for Trump, as currently, 59% […] Read more »
Trump’s Immigration Policies Unify White Republicans
Donald Trump’s ongoing purge of the Department of Homeland Security marks another milestone in his transformation of the GOP into an exclusionary party defined by its hostility to immigration in particular and demographic change in general. … Trump-style views on immigration and race dominate among both the party’s elected officials […] Read more »
Highly Religious, White Protestants Firm in Support for Trump
One of the fascinating aspects of Donald Trump’s presidency so far has been the stability of his support among Americans. His overall approval rating has varied little over his first 2 1/4 years in office. And, significantly, his approval rating has varied little among one of the most important segments […] Read more »
A Biden 2020 candidacy would confront Democratic Party with its past
The Democratic Party of 2020 will face a reckoning with the Democratic Party of 50 years ago if former Vice President Joe Biden seeks the presidency, as he’s expected to do. When Biden, who’s now 76, was first elected to the Senate from Delaware in 1972, Democrats relied on an […] Read more »