Americans overwhelmingly answer no
- 74% describe the U.S. as “divided” versus just 24% who call it “United”
- Both parties agree that America is divided - 64% call it so while 32% say it is united
- Women are more pessimistic than men on the unity/division question - just 18% of women call America united while 31% of men do not
- There is a significant minority split - 41% of Hispanics and 32% of Blacks believe America is united while 18% do not, a 20-point difference
- President Biden pledged to bring America back together after the 2016 election, but it did not happen
August's I&I/TIPP Unity Index
- It stood at 28.5, the second-lowest reading ever and down 2.2 percentage points from July.
- Since the start of 2022, the Unity Index has averaged 30.3, down significantly from 34.9 for the preceding nine months.
The trend is down, not up
- Biden's speeches have become more divisive in tone and content
- Last week's fundraising speech was "semi-fascism"
- "Trump and the extreme MAGA Republicans have made their choice," Biden said. "To go backwards, full of anger, violence, hate and division"
62% of Americans say media bias is getting worse, while 10% say it is getting better
- I&I/TIPP Alternative and Traditional Media Indexes likewise show a serious problem for the media, which Americans overwhelmingly believe should focus on delivering the news, not propaganda
- In August, only the fourth time since its start in March 2021 that this gauge of trust in the media fell below 40
- Its companion Alternate Media Index dropped to 34.4 in August, its second lowest ever
https://issuesinsights.com/2022/08/29/the-dis-unification-of-america-continues-ii-tipp-poll/
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