Polling
American Muslims: Not a Monolithic Group with Conservative Views on Many Issues
There is substantial support for the thesis that many American Muslims are closer to Republicans on social issues and hold moderate views on others. However, the primary challenge remains the perception that Republicans are discriminatory or hostile toward Muslims, which impedes broader engagement. Bernie Sanders’ popularity with American Muslims shows that respectful engagement is critical and acknowledgement of Muslims as part of America, instead of being ignored as an “alien group” whose presence is barely worthy of acknowledgement beyond fear of terrorism regardless of policy alignment.
Student Debt Cancelation Receives a Failing Grade from Voters
Rainey Center conducted polling to understand how voters view the Biden Administration's student debt cancelation policy. Rainey Center fielded an online sample of 1,010 respondents from July 14 to July 15 and weighted to education, gender, race and 2020 election results. The margin of error is +/- 4.0. We find that only 31% of voters believe President Biden has done a good job implementing student debt forgiveness, while 46% believe it has done a poor job.