Some Female Voters Could Find Trump’s Racist Attacks Appealing
In a recent piece for The Atlantic, Ron Brownstein cites PRRI data while looking at the culture of racism surrounding President Donald Trump. In recent weeks, Trump has attacked the heritage of several Democratic members of U.S. Congress in his rallies, tweets, and speeches. This has sparked a new wave of nationalism within his base, including the popularization of the phrase, “send her back,” which was directed at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). In the past, Trump’s inflammatory remarks have often deterred conservative women from supporting his candidacy, but Brownstein believes that the “send her back” message may have some appeal where Trump needs the votes the most. “Democratic strategists generally believe that Trump’s rhetoric will likely cost him more than it gains him in the total popular vote. But the past week has produced a collective spasm of anxiety in Democratic circles that his new attacks could nevertheless help him win a second term because the working-class whites believed to be most receptive are overrepresented in the three most crucial states: Pennsylvania, Michigan, and, above all, Wisconsin,” Brownstein writes. PRRI data has shown that Republicans are deeply concerned that immigrants threaten traditional American values — nearly seven in ten (65%) of Republicans said as such in a PRRI survey. Nearly seven in ten (65%) of Republicans said as such in a PRRI survey. Brownstein notes, that the PRRI data indicates that “a majority [ of women] agree on several ideas: that the growing number of immigrants threatens traditional American values, that the U.S. way of life must be protected against foreign influence, and that white people face as much discrimination as black people. All of those attitudes correlate with support for Trump.”
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'In God We Trust’ in South Dakota
Public schools in South Dakota will look a little different when the next school year begins, following the implementation of a state law that will require public schools to have “In God We Trust” painted somewhere in the school. The law mandates that the message should be placed in a prominent position where students are “most likely to see it,” such as a gym, main hallway, or cafeteria. Some students and teachers throughout South Dakota have taken umbrage with the new signage. "I think that's a really foundational element of American society, is that we are a cultural melting pot and it is really important that we make all people who come to America to feel welcome and to be more in accordance with the First Amendment since we all have the freedom of religion," Stevens High student Abigail Ryan tells KOTA-TV in a recent interview. Ryan was among a group of students who had petitioned their district to alternate the word God with other beliefs like Buddha or science. “In God We Trust,” was declared the national motto of the United States in 1956, replacing the unofficial motto, “E pluribus unum.” "In God We Trust" first appeared on U.S. coins largely because of increased religious sentiment during the Civil War, and was later adopted as the national motto of the United States in 1956. In 2016, PRRI found that 62% of people who say they are religiously unaffiliated but were raised religious, stopped subscribing to their childhood religion before their 18th birthday. The same survey found that 39% of young adults (ages 18-29) are religiously unaffiliated.
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