Post by ck4829 on Mar 16, 2017 14:23:59 GMT
Poll: Majority of voters say hatred, prejudice levels have risen under President Donald Trump
Nearly two-thirds of American voters believe levels of hatred and prejudice in the United State have risen since President Donald Trump's 2016 election, according to a new survey.
A Quinnipiac University National Poll released Thursday found that 63 percent of respondents, including 84 percent of Democrats, believe the level of hatred has increased in the country since Trump's White House win.
Just 2 percent, by contrast, said the level had decreased, while 32 percent, including 49 percent of Republicans, said they believed hatred and prejudice remained unchanged under the new president.
Although just six in 10 respondents said they believe hatred levels have risen since November, more than three-quarters of voters, or 77 percent, said they believe prejudice against minority groups is a "very" or "somewhat" serious problem.
Seventy percent of voters further called prejudice against Jewish people a "very" or "somewhat" serious problem in the United States today -- up from 49 percent in early February, according to survey results.
The findings come in the wake of recent threats targeting Jewish Community Centers and vandalism of Jewish cemeteries. The Southern Poverty Law Center, meanwhile, reported more than 1,000 bias-related incidents in the month after the November election, alone.
Trump, who was criticized for his initial response to JCC threats and cemetery vandalism, condemned the acts in his first speech before a joint session of Congress in late-February.
He stressed that while Americans may be divided on issues, "we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all of its very ugly forms."
American voters split 37 to 38 in their approval of the president's handling of JCC threats and cemetery vandalism, according to the survey.
Tim Malloy, the Quinnipiac University Poll assistant director, said the poll's findings suggest "Americans are concerned that the dark forces of prejudice and anti-Semitism are rearing their ugly heads."
"Voters are less than confident with the new administration's response," he added in a statement.
www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/03/poll_nearly_two-thirds_of_vote.html
Nearly two-thirds of American voters believe levels of hatred and prejudice in the United State have risen since President Donald Trump's 2016 election, according to a new survey.
A Quinnipiac University National Poll released Thursday found that 63 percent of respondents, including 84 percent of Democrats, believe the level of hatred has increased in the country since Trump's White House win.
Just 2 percent, by contrast, said the level had decreased, while 32 percent, including 49 percent of Republicans, said they believed hatred and prejudice remained unchanged under the new president.
Although just six in 10 respondents said they believe hatred levels have risen since November, more than three-quarters of voters, or 77 percent, said they believe prejudice against minority groups is a "very" or "somewhat" serious problem.
Seventy percent of voters further called prejudice against Jewish people a "very" or "somewhat" serious problem in the United States today -- up from 49 percent in early February, according to survey results.
The findings come in the wake of recent threats targeting Jewish Community Centers and vandalism of Jewish cemeteries. The Southern Poverty Law Center, meanwhile, reported more than 1,000 bias-related incidents in the month after the November election, alone.
Trump, who was criticized for his initial response to JCC threats and cemetery vandalism, condemned the acts in his first speech before a joint session of Congress in late-February.
He stressed that while Americans may be divided on issues, "we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all of its very ugly forms."
American voters split 37 to 38 in their approval of the president's handling of JCC threats and cemetery vandalism, according to the survey.
Tim Malloy, the Quinnipiac University Poll assistant director, said the poll's findings suggest "Americans are concerned that the dark forces of prejudice and anti-Semitism are rearing their ugly heads."
"Voters are less than confident with the new administration's response," he added in a statement.
www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/03/poll_nearly_two-thirds_of_vote.html