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Most Democrats Think Republicans Are Racist, Sexist

November 12, 2018 at 5:37 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Axios/Survey Monkey poll finds 61% of Democrats see Republicans as “racist/bigoted/sexist.”

Meanwhil, 31% of Republicans say they view Democrats in the same light.

”If Americans are this convinced that the other side isn’t just wrong, but dumb and evil, they’ll never be able to find enough common ground to solve real problems. And they’re more likely to elect leaders who can’t do it, either.”

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