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EdSurge: Times Have Changed. We Must Teach Children That Words Actually Do Hurt

Public opinion polls show the magnitude of the challenge. A poll published by the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service earlier this year reported that…

July 26, 2022

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The Hill: Redistricting reform key to achieving the bipartisanship Americans claim to want

It’s true that poll after poll reveals strong and deep support for bipartisanship. According to a survey by the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service in, …

January 19, 2022

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PBS News Hour: Brooks and Capehart on Build Back Better plan, Biden overseas trip, VA Gov. race and more

And yet, and yet, when you look at the latest numbers from Pew, public trust in the government is down to 24 percent. Even this number, a new poll from Georgetown's Institute of…

November 1, 2021

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NEW POLL: VOTER FRUSTRATION FUELS SHARP DROP IN APPROVAL FOR BIDEN AND BOTH PARTIES IN CONGRESS

Pessimistic about the future of the economy and polarization, voters call for compromise to get things…

October 28, 2021

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PIX11: Poll- Half of Trump voters, 41% of Biden voters support splitting up the U.S.

A June poll from the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service found that voters saw political division as the top issue the United States faces, beating…

October 4, 2021

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The Libertarian Republic: The Divided States of America-United We Fall? Part I of V

The Georgetown University Civility Survey found while 80% of voters want both parties to find “compromise and common ground;” yet 67% believe the U.S. is two-thirds of the…

August 25, 2021

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Raw Story: Republicans keep trying to paint Biden as a communist and socialist — but it isn’t working: columnist

The latest Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) Battleground Poll in June showed 32 percent of voters rank political polarization as one of the top…

August 10, 2021

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Washington Examiner: Top Biden aide makes the case for bipartisanship as far Left balks at Senate infrastructure bill

Donilon cites a June Georgetown University Battleground Poll in which 32% of voters named polarization among their top two issues, coming in 7 percentage points above their next…

July 30, 2021

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Lexington Herald Leader: Will infrastructure matter much in the midterms? GOP operatives doubt it

A national survey by the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service in June found that registered voters listed political division as the top issue facing the country,…

July 29, 2021

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The Dispatch: The Remnant-Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

Fan-favorite political strategist Mo Elleithee returns to The Remnant today for a discussion of Joe Biden’s first six months in office, America’s deepening polarization, and…

July 1, 2021