WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Democrats are expressing record low pride in being American this Independence Day week.
According to new survey results from Gallup, only 22% of self-identified Democrats feel “extremely” proud to be American. That’s the lowest level of high-level pride registered in 19 years (when Gallup started asking the question). It’s also half what it was immediately before the underdog 2016 victory of Donald Trump.
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The end result is a seismic “pride” gap that, while obviously influenced by President Trump, goes deeper than the identity of the current occupant of the White House. 76% of Republicans are extremely proud, close to their all-time high, but it’s also worth noting that Republican extreme patriotic pride never dipped below 68% even when Barack Obama was president.
Flagging Democrat pride drags down the overall average from across all affiliations, and American ‘extreme pride’ is now below the 50% mark for the second year in a row.
Click here to see the full polling report.
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