If you’ve paid even a modicum of attention to the intentional divisiveness in the 2024 presidential election campaign, it should come as no surprise that the results of a new Gallup poll released on Monday show that a record percentage of Americans believe the country is sharply divided on core values.
Moreover, the reasons behind the divisiveness should be clear, as well. We’ll get there in a minute.
According to the poll, a whopping eight out of 10 American adults say the country is “greatly divided” on core values ahead of November’s presidential election, while just 18 percent of respondents to this year’s survey think the country is “united or in agreement about the most important values.”
I presume those 18 percent — regardless of party affiliation — live under a rock.
Here’s more, via Gallup:
Public skepticism about national unity isn’t new. Surveys by Gallup…