Striking new poll numbers:
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) February 23, 2022
* 76% support teaching history that causes discomfort
* 66% say schools teach the right amount or too little about Black history
* 58% say racism is still a serious problem
Don't run from these arguments, Democrats. Win them:https://t.co/3GWK06hKmF
Three numbers from this poll:
— Ariel Edwards-Levy (@aedwardslevy) February 23, 2022
87% of US adults say books should never be banned from schools for containing discussions of race
68% say teaching the history of race makes students understand what others went through
35% say they've heard a lot about critical race theory https://t.co/gdQOKlP3y8
In Dallas News/UT-Tyler poll, 65% in TX (!) say they have little/no confidence in elected officials to decide which books should be allowed in school libraries. Similar to VA/TX/ntl polls showing most oppose state limits on teaching race in classroom https://t.co/cOC4RpcHwy
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) February 23, 2022
NEW POLL: 71% of likely voters – including 66% of Independents and 64% of Republicans – believe that local school boards should not have the authority to ban books from school curriculums.
— Data for Progress (@DataProgress) February 18, 2022
Read the analysis from @LeahGreenb of @IndivisibleTeam.https://t.co/1VlNlpv69T
New @CBSNews poll finds GOP efforts to ban books are toxic.
— James Singer (@Jemsinger) February 23, 2022
"Large majorities — more than eight in 10 — don't think books should be banned from schools for discussing race and criticizing U.S. history."https://t.co/Fb3FkV7zFQ pic.twitter.com/THhpCZdBKu
As you may know, efforts to ban certain books in schools and libraries are spreading in the United States. Do you think these efforts are more about the content of the books or more about politics?
— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) February 17, 2022
Content of books 15%
Politics 79%
(Quinnipiac U. Poll, 2/10-14/22)
Sad! 