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    In the fight over Republicans’ attitudes towards refugees, President Trump and Fox News are beating religion

In the fight over Republicans’ attitudes towards refugees, President Trump and Fox News are beating religion

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Since the days of his presidential campaign, Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to restrict the number of refugees who come into the United States. Trump’s subsequent efforts to restrict refugees have been opposed vocally by many civil society organizations, including Evangelical groups. But, when religious leaders and the President disagree, who do Republican voters listen […]

High income earners and whites get more from voting than low income earners and African Americans.

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In all democratic societies, the public are encouraged to vote in order to have a say in how their government is run. But do all votes count equally? Looking at how representatives vote, and if this represents the preferences of their constituents, John Griffin and Brian Newman find that high income earners and whites have far greater levels of ‘voting […]

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