Morning Jolt: Everything Is the Culture War Now

On the menu today: Digging into an intriguing but disputable poll from NBC News that finds the country starkly divided on social and cultural issues; wondering if the numbers are better for conservatives than they think, or whether they even want to hear good news these days; and wondering if Americans as a whole think too much about culture wars and not enough about actual wars.

A Social and Cultural Divide

Yesterday, NBC News unveiled a new poll with a lot of questions focusing on social issues, and not all that surprisingly, it found "stark partisan differences on major cultural issues — racism, accepting LGBTQ people, the term 'woke,' and even the fundamental goals of American society." The good folks at NBC were kind enough to have me on their panel discussing these topics.

One of the things that stands out about this poll, and makes it really intriguing but also disputable, is ...

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY April 27 2023 WITH JIM GERAGHTY April 27 2023 Everything Is the Culture War Now On the menu today: Digging into an intriguing but disputable poll from NBC News that finds the country starkly divided on social and cultural issues; wondering if the numbers are better for conservatives than they think, or whether they even want to hear good news these days; and wondering if Americans as a whole think too much about culture wars and not enough about actual wars. A Social and Cultural Divide Yesterday, NBC News unveiled a new poll with a lot of questions focusing on social issues, and not all that surprisingly, it found "stark partisan differences on major cultural issues — racism, accepting LGBTQ people, the term 'woke,' and even the fundamental goals of American society." The good folks at NBC were kind enough to have me on their panel discussing these topics. One of the things that stands out about this poll, and makes it really intriguing but also disputable, is ...   READ MORE

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