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Numerous Polls Show That Significant Portion Of Trump Supporters Hold Deplorable Views
Reuters/Ipsos: “Trump Supporters More Likely To View Blacks Negatively.” Reuters reported that “Supporters of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump are more likely to describe African Americans as ‘criminal,’ ‘unintelligent,’ ‘lazy’ and ‘violent’ than voters who backed some Republican rivals in the primaries or who support Democratic contender Hillary Clinton. … Nearly half of Trump's supporters described African Americans as more ‘violent’ than whites. The same proportion described African Americans as more ‘criminal’ than whites, while 40 percent described them as more ‘lazy’ than whites.” [Reuters, 6/28/16]
Pew: Significant Majority Of Trump Supporters View Immigrants As A Burden. A March 2016 Pew Research Center poll reported: “Among those who support Trump for the GOP nomination, 69% say immigrants are a burden, compared with 51% of Cruz supporters and 40% of Kasich supporters. Fewer than one-in-five Clinton (17%) and Sanders supporters (14%) consider immigrants a burden on the country.” [Pew Research Center, 3/31/16]
Public Religion Research Institute: “Trump Supporters Are Much More Likely To Express Negative Views Of Immigrants Than The Supporters Of Other Candidates.” From the summary of the Public Religion Research Institute’s 2015 American Values Survey:
Trump supporters are much more likely to express negative views of immigrants than the supporters of other candidates. Eight in ten (80%) Trump supporters say that immigrants today are a burden to the U.S. because they take American jobs, housing, and health care. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of Trump supporters say that it bothers them when they come into contact with immigrants who speak little or no English. [Public Religion Research Institute, November 2015]
NBC News/SurveyMonkey: “67 Percent Of Trump Voters Dislike American Muslims.” Politico reported:
Voters supporting Donald Trump are more than twice as likely to hold an unfavorable view of American Muslims, according to the results of the latest NBC News/SurveyMonkey national online poll released Friday.
According to the results, two-thirds (67 percent) of those identifying themselves as Trump supporters said they do not hold favorable views of Muslim Americans, compared to just 35 percent in the of all voters who said they feel that way.
Nearly 9-in-10 (87 percent) said they support Trump's call to institute a temporary ban on Muslims who are not American citizens from entering the United States, while 47 percent of all voters who responded that way. [Politico, 2/26/16]
Pew: Most Trump Supporters Favor “Subjecting Muslims Living In The United States To Greater Scrutiny Solely Because Of Their Religion.” A March 2016 Pew poll reported: “Overall, most voters continue to oppose subjecting Muslims living in the United States to greater scrutiny solely because of their religion. Again, GOP voters are divided: most Trump (64%) and Cruz supporters (53%) say U.S. Muslims should be subject to heightened scrutiny; most of those who support Kasich (58%) say they should not. Large majorities of Sanders (85%) and Clinton supporters (75%) oppose subjecting U.S. Muslims to additional scrutiny solely because of their religion.” [Pew Research Center, 3/31/16]
PPP: Roughly Two-Thirds Of Trump Supporters Believe Obama Is A Muslim, Six In 10 Falsely Say He Was Not Born In The United States. A Public Policy Polling poll examined “voters with a favorable opinion of Trump” and found “65% think President Obama is a Muslim, only 13% think he's a Christian” and “59% think President Obama was not born in the United States, only 23% think that he was.” [Public Policy Polling,5/10/16, via Think Progress]
Public Religion Research Institute: Vast Majority Of Trump Supporters “Agree That, Today, Discrimination Against Whites Has Become As Big A Problem As Discrimination Against Blacks And Other Minorities.” From the summary of the Public Religion Research Institute’s 2015 American Values Survey:
Trump supporters also express greater concern about discrimination against white Americans and white men in particular.(3) Roughly three-quarters (74%) of Trump supporters—compared to 57% of supporters of all other Republican candidates—agree that, today, discrimination against whites has become as big a problem as discrimination against blacks and other minorities. More than four in ten (42%) Trump supporters—compared to 30% of supporters of all other Republican candidates—say that white men face a lot of discrimination in the U.S. today. [Public Religion Research Institute, November 2015]
Trump Rallies Have Featured Sexist And Racist Behavior
NY Times Was Struck By “The Frequency With Which Some Trump Supporters Use Coarse, Vitriolic, Even Violent Language," Including “In The Epithets They Shout And Chant.” The New York Timesposted a video in August featuring racist and sexist chants by Trump supporters. The Times wrote of the video:
New York Times reporters have spent over a year covering Donald J. Trump’s rallies, witnessing so many provocations and heated confrontations at them that the cumulative effect can be numbing: A sharp sting that quickly dulls from repetition.
But what struck us was the frequency with which some Trump supporters use coarse, vitriolic, even violent language — in the epithets they shout and chant, the signs they carry, the T-shirts they wear — a pattern not seen in connection with any other recent political candidate, in any party.
Not everyone attending a Trump rally behaves this way. In fact, many are polite and well mannered. But while protesters are often shouted down, crowds seldom express disapproval of the crude slogans and angry outbursts by Mr. Trump’s supporters.
Numerous Polls Show That Significant Portion Of Trump Supporters Hold Deplorable Views
Reuters/Ipsos: “Trump Supporters More Likely To View Blacks Negatively.” Reuters reported that “Supporters of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump are more likely to describe African Americans as ‘criminal,’ ‘unintelligent,’ ‘lazy’ and ‘violent’ than voters who backed some Republican rivals in the primaries or who support Democratic contender Hillary Clinton. … Nearly half of Trump's supporters described African Americans as more ‘violent’ than whites. The same proportion described African Americans as more ‘criminal’ than whites, while 40 percent described them as more ‘lazy’ than whites.” [Reuters, 6/28/16]
Pew: Significant Majority Of Trump Supporters View Immigrants As A Burden. A March 2016 Pew Research Center poll reported: “Among those who support Trump for the GOP nomination, 69% say immigrants are a burden, compared with 51% of Cruz supporters and 40% of Kasich supporters. Fewer than one-in-five Clinton (17%) and Sanders supporters (14%) consider immigrants a burden on the country.” [Pew Research Center, 3/31/16]
Public Religion Research Institute: “Trump Supporters Are Much More Likely To Express Negative Views Of Immigrants Than The Supporters Of Other Candidates.” From the summary of the Public Religion Research Institute’s 2015 American Values Survey:
Trump supporters are much more likely to express negative views of immigrants than the supporters of other candidates. Eight in ten (80%) Trump supporters say that immigrants today are a burden to the U.S. because they take American jobs, housing, and health care. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of Trump supporters say that it bothers them when they come into contact with immigrants who speak little or no English. [Public Religion Research Institute, November 2015]
NBC News/SurveyMonkey: “67 Percent Of Trump Voters Dislike American Muslims.” Politico reported:
Voters supporting Donald Trump are more than twice as likely to hold an unfavorable view of American Muslims, according to the results of the latest NBC News/SurveyMonkey national online poll released Friday.
According to the results, two-thirds (67 percent) of those identifying themselves as Trump supporters said they do not hold favorable views of Muslim Americans, compared to just 35 percent in the of all voters who said they feel that way.
Nearly 9-in-10 (87 percent) said they support Trump's call to institute a temporary ban on Muslims who are not American citizens from entering the United States, while 47 percent of all voters who responded that way. [Politico, 2/26/16]
Pew: Most Trump Supporters Favor “Subjecting Muslims Living In The United States To Greater Scrutiny Solely Because Of Their Religion.” A March 2016 Pew poll reported: “Overall, most voters continue to oppose subjecting Muslims living in the United States to greater scrutiny solely because of their religion. Again, GOP voters are divided: most Trump (64%) and Cruz supporters (53%) say U.S. Muslims should be subject to heightened scrutiny; most of those who support Kasich (58%) say they should not. Large majorities of Sanders (85%) and Clinton supporters (75%) oppose subjecting U.S. Muslims to additional scrutiny solely because of their religion.” [Pew Research Center, 3/31/16]
PPP: Roughly Two-Thirds Of Trump Supporters Believe Obama Is A Muslim, Six In 10 Falsely Say He Was Not Born In The United States. A Public Policy Polling poll examined “voters with a favorable opinion of Trump” and found “65% think President Obama is a Muslim, only 13% think he's a Christian” and “59% think President Obama was not born in the United States, only 23% think that he was.” [Public Policy Polling,5/10/16, via Think Progress]
Public Religion Research Institute: Vast Majority Of Trump Supporters “Agree That, Today, Discrimination Against Whites Has Become As Big A Problem As Discrimination Against Blacks And Other Minorities.” From the summary of the Public Religion Research Institute’s 2015 American Values Survey:
Trump supporters also express greater concern about discrimination against white Americans and white men in particular.(3) Roughly three-quarters (74%) of Trump supporters—compared to 57% of supporters of all other Republican candidates—agree that, today, discrimination against whites has become as big a problem as discrimination against blacks and other minorities. More than four in ten (42%) Trump supporters—compared to 30% of supporters of all other Republican candidates—say that white men face a lot of discrimination in the U.S. today. [Public Religion Research Institute, November 2015]
Trump Rallies Have Featured Sexist And Racist Behavior
NY Times Was Struck By “The Frequency With Which Some Trump Supporters Use Coarse, Vitriolic, Even Violent Language," Including “In The Epithets They Shout And Chant.” The New York Timesposted a video in August featuring racist and sexist chants by Trump supporters. The Times wrote of the video:
New York Times reporters have spent over a year covering Donald J. Trump’s rallies, witnessing so many provocations and heated confrontations at them that the cumulative effect can be numbing: A sharp sting that quickly dulls from repetition.
But what struck us was the frequency with which some Trump supporters use coarse, vitriolic, even violent language — in the epithets they shout and chant, the signs they carry, the T-shirts they wear — a pattern not seen in connection with any other recent political candidate, in any party.
Not everyone attending a Trump rally behaves this way. In fact, many are polite and well mannered. But while protesters are often shouted down, crowds seldom express disapproval of the crude slogans and angry outbursts by Mr. Trump’s supporters.
