Despite increasing polarization, people across the political spectrum appear to be largely united on what it means to be patriotic, according to new findings from the McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s Mood of the Nation Poll.
Panini Pandya, a junior studying international politics, Spanish, and history, and Aidan Neigh, a sophomore in global and international studies and political science, have seen perspectives very different from their own this year while working on the McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s Mood of the Nation Poll.
Results from the latest Penn State Mood of the Nation Poll, conducted by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy, show that not only do people with opposing political beliefs fundamentally disagree, they find it difficult — if not impossible — to put themselves in the shoes of someone from the other side.
Responses to the September McCourtney Institute Mood the Nation Poll reveal partisan differences concerning President Donald Trump, but also football player and activist Colin Kaepernick, Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
The McCourtney Institute's Mood of the Nation Poll helps to shed light on public opinion surrounding some of America's most pressing national issues.
Penn State President Eric. J. Barron and local experts will discuss what a new poll reveals about the U.S. electorate during the next episode of WPSU Penn State’s “Digging Deeper” on Nov. 6.
