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According to our poll shortly after Israel declared war on Hamas in Gaza, liberals mostly agreed that the US has a "moral obligation" to take in refugees from Gaza.
Conversely, most moderates, conservatives, and older adults disagreed.
"White House considers welcoming…
We've long been documenting disturbing and perplexing trends in younger generations with regard to (see charts below):
1) Believing racial minorities in America have no hope for success
2) Believing "white people" have more to be ashamed of than other racial groups
3)…
Curious about what is driving the pro-Palestine college riots/protests? We are too.
According to our polling (see charts below):
1) 43% of GenZ believe the Israeli government advocates for white supremacy.
2) 20% (a fifth) of GenZ believe Jews secretly control US society.…
This exaggerated cynicism about race in society has real affects on people.
Our findings show a strong relationship between cynicism about race in America (i.e., presuming racial minorities have no hope for success) and poor mental health (see first chart below).
And related…
This exaggerated cynicism about race in society has real affects on people.
Our findings show a strong relationship between cynicism about race in America (i.e., presuming racial minorities have no hope for success) and poor mental health (see first chart below).
And related… https://t.co/ppwQljhQY8
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As a means of understanding the point of view of student protestors at Columbia University today, we offer our findings below: 43% of GenZ respondents in our polling agreed the Israeli government advocates for "white supremacy."
See our full report here: skeptic.com/research-cente…
72.1% of people identifying as "very liberal," 35.2% of moderates, and 26.1% of those identifying as "very conservative" agree that:
"Teachers should teach their students about gender identity and sexual orientation in elementary school."
Full report here:…
72.1% of people identifying as "very liberal," 35.2% of moderates, and 26.1% of those identifying as "very conservative" agree that:
"Teachers should teach their students about gender identity and sexual orientation in elementary school."
Full report here:…
Thinking “voter id is racist” tends to be an unpopular belief amongst political demographics with one exception: those who consider themselves to be “Very Liberal”
Our polling of 3,000+ Americans indicates that most people do not agree that voter ID laws are racist, with one exception: those identifying as “Very Liberal.”
Check out our graphs below. Data comes from this study: skeptic.com/research-cente…
Our polling of 3,000+ Americans indicates that most people do not agree that voter ID laws are racist, with one exception: those identifying as “Very Liberal.”
Check out our graphs below. Data comes from this study: skeptic.com/research-cente… https://t.co/KpWD74bYSy
In our polling days after Hamas' October 7th attack, most Americans told us that the Jewish people have a historical claim to land in the Middle East. However:
1) Over a third of Americans identifying as "Very Liberal" told us Jews have no historical claim to land in the Middle…
It is hard to predict how the American public will respond to Iran's strikes against Israel today.
Our polling shortly after Hamas' October 7th attack, however, might provide some insight. Three key findings from our report:
1) Over 40% of Americans identifying as Very…
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