The biggest political problem in America, explained in one chart

vox.com ^ | 10/15/2018 | Dylan Scott

[rktman]

Republicans and Democrats don’t just disagree on the issues, though of course they do. Americans are divided on which issues are important in the first place.

That was the unmistakable finding of a new survey from the Pew Research Center. The research outfit polled 10,000 Americans, about a month before the 2018 midterms. The survey found that, when you break Americans out by political party, they often have totally different notions about what the biggest issues facing the country are.

This chart sums it up better than I ever could: on race, on climate change, on gun violence, on illegal immigration, Republicans and Democrats are irreconcilably divided over whether those issues are even important at all.

[rktman]

Pew research who's funding comes from.......... Lot of lib foundations as well as the pew foundation no doubt. Evidence that conservatives just don't care. ;-) Fire away. But not "at will" since he didn't do anything. Yet.

[\/\/ayne]

Yes, I call it Phew Research.

[Kickass Conservative]

Remember the good old days when Liberalism meant People wanted the Government out of their lives? I do.

[Red Badger]

[rktman]

LOL! I supported Humphrey in Civics class back in ‘60. Probably mostly because of his 2nd amendment stance as I understood it as a 7th grader. DUH! My how times have changed.

[rktman]

Thanks for simplifying it for others. ;-)

[knarf]

Two words ........... public school.

[kabar]

Only 19% of Rep supporters consider illegal immigration a “very big problem” while 75% of Dem supporters do? I question this survey big time.

[bert]

Every item is a political construct manufactured to be straw men for having something to oppose

[Responsibility2nd]

Climate Change? 11 percent of Repubs are concerned?

Heh.

[Kickass Conservative]

Those old time Democrats must be spinning in their Graves.

[jeffc]

I sure would like to see the questions asked. The response to "the way immigrants who are in the country illegally are treated" shows only 15 for those who support the Rep candidate.

Besides the fact of it being a loaded question (if they're here illegally they can hardly be called "immigrant"), I think most of us conservatives don't like the way illegals are treated in this country, because we think they are too coddled and given too much of our own hard-earned benefits!

[Steely Tom]

Anything Vox identifies as a problem, I regard as good news.

[Democrats hate too much]

Interesting, taxes are not on there.

[alternatives?]

Many of the issues are stated in Democrat language. Gun violence not gun rights. Nothing about the size of government.

[central_va]

So people who think illegal immigration is a "very big problem" overwhelming vote Democrat 75% to Republican 19%? What poppy cock.

What a joke. Ignore....

[Responsibility2nd]

Perhaps they worded the question.....

"Do you support and favor MORE illegal immigration?"

But even then, no Repub would be for that.

[gibsonguy]

Look at the chart again. 75% of R’s think illegals are a big problem.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Push poll; Propaganda only and tells more about the people who make the poll rather than what people think. What? No questions on Trump?

[Celerity]

“Gun violence”

My guns are from different countries - sometimes polar opposite countries. And they are just fine together.

I don’t see the issue.

Don’t let them use the word “gun violence”. When you do, you agree that the term is correct and that guns are violent.

I’m going to use their unusual form of grammar when I say “Guns protect”

My guns, in fact, protect my Daughter - who has a name and everything - from violence.