Poll: 62% of Americans Favor Keeping Confederate Statues

[Common]

A new Marist poll finds that 62% of Americans believe statues of Confederate leaders should be allowed to stand. What’s more, a majority of self-identified “Soft Democrats” say Confederate monuments should remain.
The survey of 1,125 adults (at least 18 years of age), conducted August 14-15, 2017 and sponsored in collaboration with NPR and PBS NewsHour, asked:
“Do you think statues honoring leaders of the Confederacy should?”
Results for “Independent” respondents mirrored that of all respondents, while Democrats favored removing the statues and Republicans were strongly in favor of preserving them:
“Remain as a historical symbol”:

• Total: 62%
• Democrats: 44%
• Republicans: 86%,
• Independents: 61%

“Be removed because they are offensive to some people”:

• Total: 27%
• Democrats: 47%,
• GOP: 6%,
• Independents: 27%

“Unsure”:

• Total: 11%,
• Democrats: 9%,
• Republicans: 8%,
• Independents: 12%

Among “Soft Democrats,” 52% said the statues should remain, while only 33% said they should be removed (15% unsure).
“Strong Democrats” favored removal, 57%-34%, with 9% unsure.
For the GOP, both strong (88%) and soft (86%) Republicans favored retaining the statutes honoring Confederate leaders, mirroring their overall average of 86%.

http://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-ba...derate-statues

[waltky]

Granny says, "Dat's right...

... Save yer Confederate money, Boys...

... the South shall rise again!"

[Common]

I think the democrats are miscalculating once again on how most of america views their antics.

Ive said on this forum I dont know how many times, americans reject the far left and they reject the far right. As soon as either party puts out the perception they are going to extreme they get bounced.

[jimmyz]

The far-left and its ideals always has and always will be a fringe group and unpopular.

[Mark III]

A new Marist poll finds that 62% of Americans believe statues of Confederate leaders should be allowed to stand. What’s more, a majority of self-identified “Soft Democrats” say Confederate monuments should remain.
The survey of 1,125 adults (at least 18 years of age), conducted August 14-15, 2017 and sponsored in collaboration with NPR and PBS NewsHour, asked:
“Do you think statues honoring leaders of the Confederacy should?”
Results for “Independent” respondents mirrored that of all respondents, while Democrats favored removing the statues and Republicans were strongly in favor of preserving them:
“Remain as a historical symbol”:

• Total: 62%
• Democrats: 44%
• Republicans: 86%,
• Independents: 61%

“Be removed because they are offensive to some people”:

• Total: 27%
• Democrats: 47%,
• GOP: 6%,
• Independents: 27%

“Unsure”:

• Total: 11%,
• Democrats: 9%,
• Republicans: 8%,
• Independents: 12%

Among “Soft Democrats,” 52% said the statues should remain, while only 33% said they should be removed (15% unsure).
“Strong Democrats” favored removal, 57%-34%, with 9% unsure.
For the GOP, both strong (88%) and soft (86%) Republicans favored retaining the statutes honoring Confederate leaders, mirroring their overall average of 86%.

http://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-ba...derate-statues

Most people got their knowledge of the Confederacy from Gone With The Wind or the Beverly Hillbillies.

The CSA was OFFICIALLY a white supremacist entity. No vestige of it should be commemorated .

[Common]

Most people got their knowledge of the Confederacy from Gone With The Wind or the Beverly Hillbillies.

The CSA was OFFICIALLY a white supremacist entity. No vestige of it should be commemorated .

You are actually right when you refer to NYers and Jersey and Conneticut unless you had courses that taught the actual civil war many yankees dont know much except they won or supposedly won.

However, none of this statue snatching has a damn thing to do with the civil war.
This is what WHITE democrats do every time right before any election they fire up their base with racism, all this is about 2018

[Mister D]

A new Marist poll finds that 62% of Americans believe statues of Confederate leaders should be allowed to stand. What’s more, a majority of self-identified “Soft Democrats” say Confederate monuments should remain.
The survey of 1,125 adults (at least 18 years of age), conducted August 14-15, 2017 and sponsored in collaboration with NPR and PBS NewsHour, asked:
“Do you think statues honoring leaders of the Confederacy should?”
Results for “Independent” respondents mirrored that of all respondents, while Democrats favored removing the statues and Republicans were strongly in favor of preserving them:
“Remain as a historical symbol”:

• Total: 62%
• Democrats: 44%
• Republicans: 86%,
• Independents: 61%

“Be removed because they are offensive to some people”:

• Total: 27%
• Democrats: 47%,
• GOP: 6%,
• Independents: 27%

“Unsure”:

• Total: 11%,
• Democrats: 9%,
• Republicans: 8%,
• Independents: 12%

Among “Soft Democrats,” 52% said the statues should remain, while only 33% said they should be removed (15% unsure).
“Strong Democrats” favored removal, 57%-34%, with 9% unsure.
For the GOP, both strong (88%) and soft (86%) Republicans favored retaining the statutes honoring Confederate leaders, mirroring their overall average of 86%.

http://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-ba...derate-statues

In the south it's probably a large majority.

[Mister D]

Most people got their knowledge of the Confederacy from Gone With The Wind or the Beverly Hillbillies.

The CSA was OFFICIALLY a white supremacist entity. No vestige of it should be commemorated .

Mark, it's not 1965. lol Anyway, too bad. Looks like most Americans disagree.

[Bo-4]

And 62% of Americans want Trump to resign.

SO?

[rcfieldz]

They will move them to cemeteries were there is no one there to watch out for vandals. And drunk and drugged up young people will destroy the monuments.