At a Monitor Zoom Breakfast, authors of Civility Poll report 58% of Americans are “optimistic about the future because young people are committed to making this country a better place to live for everyone.”
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irst, the bad news: Partisan divisions in the United States remain high, with two-thirds of voters saying politics has become less civil since the start of the pandemic.
And despite President Joe Biden’s Inauguration Day promise to unify the country, 43% of voters say American politics has become less civil since he took office, with only 29% saying it has become more civil, according to the latest Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service Battleground Civility Poll.
But at a Monitor Zoom Breakfast with reporters Thursday, the bipartisan authors of the poll were quick to highlight a hopeful sign: More than half of Americans – 58% – say they’re “optimistic about the future because young people are committed to making this country a better place to live for everyone.”…ReadMore…
