Democrats and Republicans used to agree about the n-word. Now they don’t.
Democrats and Republicans used to agree about the n-word. Now they don’t.
- August 30, 2018
- Michael Tesler explains in The Washington Post
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Rumors swirl about possible tapes from “The Apprentice” showing Donald Trump using the n-word. A big question is how the release of such a tape might affect the president’s popularity.
Two recent polls suggest that any impact would be small. As the Economist wrote based on its poll, “Most Trump Voters Would Not Care if He Had Used the N-Word.” But what is even more striking is the growing partisan polarization in views of the n-word. Democrats and Republicans didn’t use to disagree about this. Now they do.
Read on, courtesy of The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/08/30/democrats-and-republicans-didnt-use-to-disagree-about-the-n-word-now-they-do/?utm_term=.e405692e8998
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