Oct 31, 2017

Clinton voters have a harder time being friends with Trump voters

Haley Britzky

People gather on Independence Mall to hear Hillary Clinton speak. Photo: Andrew Harnik / AP

A new Cato Institute survey reveals that 61% of Hillary Clinton voters say it's "hard" to be friends with Trump voters, versus 34% of Trump voters who feel the same about Clinton's supporters.

Why it matters: This is just another example of how deeply the election is still impacting people.

Other take-aways from Cato's survey:

63% of Republicans believe journalists are "an enemy of the American people."
The majority of Americans believe their local TV station is more balanced than outlets like CNN, The Wall Street Journal, and Fox News.
50% of Americans believe businesses should be required to serve LGBT people, but 68% do not think a baker should be required to bake "a special-order wedding cake for a same-sex wedding" if it violates religious beliefs.
51% of Hispanics, and 40% of African Americans, are in favor of making it illegal to say disrespectful or offensive things about police, compared to 32% of white Americans who feel the same.
65% of Americans believe colleges should expose students to diverse viewpoints, even if they're offensive or biased. About 50%, however, believe that speakers like those who disrespect police or who say illegal immigrants should be deported, shouldn't be allowed to speak on college campuses.
51% of current college and grad students believe "disrespectful people don't deserve free speech rights."
71% of Americans believe "political correctness has done more to silence important discussions our society needs to have."

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