9 out of 10 voters say there are important differences between Biden and Trump Ariel Edwards-Levy & Dana Elobaid, CNN If there’s one thing that American voters overwhelmingly agree on, it’s that this year’s presidential election presents a stark choice. In the latest CNN poll conducted by SSRS, 91% of registered voters say they see important differences between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, dwarfing even the 77% of voters who said last fall that there were significant divides between the Democratic and Republican parties. The partisan gap in views of American greatness Philip Bump, Washington Post Democrats are more proud of the U.S. Republicans are more likely to view it as the greatest country on Earth.
The American public are skeptical of using the military to respond to domestic disruptions, though views differ by party affiliation LSE USAPP When we consider how US military force is used, we tend to think of this in the context of operations overseas. But what does the US public think about using the military domestically? In new research, Jessica Blankshain, Lindsay Cohn and Danielle Lupton examine public attitudes towards domestic use of the military across a variety of scenarios including natural disasters, domestic terror incidents, public health emergencies and political protests.