An almost unfathomable gap divides public attitudes on basic issues involving gender, race, religion and politics in America , fueled by dramatic ideological and partisan divisions that offer the prospect of more of the bitter political battles that played out in Washington this month. A new ABC News/Fusion poll, marking the launch of the Fusion television network, finds vast difference s among groups in trust in government , immigration policy and beyond, including basic views on issues such as the role of religion and the value of diversity in politics, treatment of women in the workplace and the opportunities afforded to minorities in society more broadly. While these issues divide a variety of Americans, this poll, produced for ABC and Fusion by Langer Research Associates , finds that the gaps in near ly all cases are largest among partisan and ideological groups so enormous and so fundamental that they seem to constitute visions of two distinctly different America. Consider:
Wednesday, October 30th, 2013
Poll Finds Vast Gaps in Basic Views On Gender, Race, Religion and Politics
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Source: ABC News/Fusion
Publication Date: 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28 , 2013
Link: Poll Finds Vast Gaps in Basic Views On Gender, Race, Religion and Politics
Source: ABC News/Fusion
Publication Date: 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28 , 2013
Link: Poll Finds Vast Gaps in Basic Views On Gender, Race, Religion and Politics
Stephan: Here is more on the growing Schism Trend. We are splitting into very different Americas.