A GOP war on 'woke'? Most Americans view the term as a positive, USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds (USA Todaylink): Republican presidential hopefuls are vowing to wage a war on "woke," but a new USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds a majority of Americans are inclined to see the word as a positive attribute, not a negative one.
Fifty-six percent of those surveyed say the term means "to be informed, educated on, and aware of social injustices." That includes not only three-fourths of Democrats but also more than a third of Republicans.Overall, 39% say instead that the word reflects what has become the GOP political definition, "to be overly politically correct and police others' words." That's the view of 56% of Republicans.
The findings raise questions about whether Republican campaign promises to ban policies at schools and workplaces they denounce as "woke" could boost a contender in the party's primaries but put them at odds with broader public opinion in the general election.
Independents, by 51%-45%, say "woke" means being aware of social injustice, not being overly politically correct.
“Most Americans understand that to be woke is to be tuned in to injustices around us,” said Cliff Young of Ipsos. "But for a key segment of Republicans who make up the Trump-DeSantis base, 'woke' is a clear trigger for the worst of the politically correct, emerging multicultural majority."
Mod: It's always about race with these guys, right? Meanwhile, Margie Greene, MAGA's favorite three-toed traitor, is having difficulty igniting a new civil war. Sad.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Call For ‘National Divorce’ Rejected By Strong Majorities in Both Parties: New Poll (Media-ITElink): A new Economist-YouGov poll out this week showed a majority of Americans, including in both parties firmly reject Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) call for a national divorce. The poll quoted directly from Greene’s controversial Feb. 20th tweet, “Do you agree or mostly disagree with the following statement? ‘We need a national divorce. We need to separate by red states and blue states. . .’”Forty-seven percent of respondents said they “strongly disagree” while another 15% said they “somewhat disagree.” Just 7% “strongly” agreed, another 16% “somewhat” agreed, and finally, 15% were “unsure.”Broken down by party, 69% of Democrats and 60% of Republicans said they strongly or somewhat disagreed with Greene’s remarks.The Economist-YouGov poll also asked respondents to “favorable” vs. “unfavorable” opinions of various political leaders, with Greene coming in with the second highest unfavorable ratings – behind fabulist Rep. George Santos (R-NY).
Greene scored a 44% unfavorable rating, with 29% of respondents viewing her favorably – 27% “did not know.” Santos landed a 54% unfavorable rating.
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