Year: 2017
The GOP as Guardian of the Confederacy
“The current debate over Confederate symbols cuts to the central, existential question hanging over the G.O.P. The Republican Party today is an amalgam of upscale white suburbanites who are moderate on social issues but conservative on fiscal and national-security issues, and exurban and rural populist working-class whites, who are quasi-liberal on economic matters and foreign policy, but conservative on politically charged social issues. … But the key demographic in this coalition is ‘white.’”
— David Drucker
Russian Posts Were Seen by 126 Million Facebook Users
126 million
Washington Post: “Facebook plans to tell lawmakers on Tuesday that 126 million of its users may have seen content produced and circulated by Russian operatives, many times more than what the company previously disclosed about the reach of the disinformation campaign during the 2016 presidential election.”
Trump Approval Hits New Low
33% to 62%
A new Gallup poll finds President Trump’s approval rate has sunk to a new all-time low of 33% to 62%.
Gallup: Donald’s Approval at All-Time Low of 33%
This poll was taken before three members of Donald’s presidential campaign were indicted on federal charges, including conspiring against the United States.
