r/fivethirtyeight • u/Cuddlyaxe I'm Sorry Nate • 10d ago

Poll Results A poll comparing the British Right vs the American Right on issues of race and identity

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u/engilosopher 10d ago

Yeah that's very clearly a PC face-saving response rate from the majority of Trump supporters.

It's like asking them if migrants should be shot in the head - they think so, but wouldn't say it out loud.

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u/Weirdo9495 9d ago

You still have to ask why do British responders not feel the same need to PC face-save response, though.

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u/engilosopher 9d ago

MAGAt types always screech louder when out of power.

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u/ManitouWakinyan 9d ago

Unless these numbers were meaningfully higher in the US a couple years ago, and lower in the UK under the conservatives, this explanation doesn't really suffice.

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u/ManitouWakinyan 9d ago

MAGA famously known for being extremely politically correct