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Individuals divided: Democrats desire FRANCE to US, whereas Republicans like Israel higher than Mexico & Cuba
Individuals of rival political stripes are so divergent on their views of the world that the nation Democrats favor much more than the US itself, France, ranks decrease than Poland within the eyes of Republicans.
A ballot launched this week by YouGov Scores confirmed that 71 % of Democrats have a optimistic view of France, in comparison with simply 43 % of Republicans. The 2 sides have been equally divided over Mexico, with 58 % of Democrats and 29 % of Republicans holding a optimistic view.
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The one nation on which the 2 sides had an excellent greater hole in opinion is Israel, which is favored by 69 % of Republicans however solely 36 % of Democrats. Opinions of Israel amongst Democrats have worsened a lot – 60 % seen it as optimistic in a 2013 Gallup ballot – that the Jewish state is now seen much less favorably than Cuba (at 39 %) or Kenya (43 %).
Newsweek opinion editor Josh Hammer identified left-wing distaste for Israel on Thursday, tweeting that the choice for communist Cuba reveals that “this isn’t JFK’s Democratic Occasion.”
Democrats now help communist Cuba greater than they help the state of Israel.
This isn’t JFK’s Democratic Occasion. https://t.co/mckWSJoVCP
— Josh Hammer (@josh_hammer) October 29, 2020
Responses on Twitter merely verified the shift, with one consumer saying, “Does Cuba deny a folks the appropriate to train their sovereignty, demolish their properties and confiscate their land?”
Does Cuba deny a folks the appropriate to train their sovereignty, demolish their properties & confiscate their land?
— StevieO (@StvnNgm) October 29, 2020
“Democrats help folks’s proper to self-determination over a regime that continues to violently broaden into territories that they don’t have authorized rights to,” stated one other.
Democrats help a folks's proper to self-determination over a regime that continues to violently broaden into territorities that they don’t have authorized rights to.
— Ron Rivers (@riversmind) October 29, 2020
Solely 16 % of Republicans regarded Cuba positively, whereas Poland (50 %) was extra well-liked than France.
Maybe much more significant, although, was the divergence of views amongst Democrats and Republicans about their very own nation. Simply 68 % of Democrats stated they’ve a optimistic view of the US, whereas 95 % of Republicans gave their very own nation a thumbs-up.
Democrat respondents ranked France and Eire – each at 71 % – larger than the US. Republicans truly like Eire a bit extra, at 74 %.
The one nation each events appear to be roughly in settlement about was Russia, with a 19 % optimistic ranking amongst Republicans and 16 % amongst Democrats.
