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PRRI finds that 50% of Christian nationalism adherents completely agree that God has called Christians to exercise dominion over all areas of American society. Learn about the secretive Christian charity promoting conservative candidates & mobilizing voters. www.propublica.org/article/insi...

Inside Ziklag, the Secret Organization of Wealthy Christians Trying to Sway the Election and Change the Countrywww.propublica.org The little-known charity is backed by famous conservative donors, including the families behind Hobby Lobby and Uline. It’s spending millions to make a big political push for this election — but it ma...

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AZ is set to be a key battleground state this election. PRRI's new battleground state series breaks down crucial voter demographics and issues. Learn about #Arizona 📊🏜️ ✅ 34% are religiously unaffiliated ✅ 31% are independents ✅ 60% say abortion should be legal in all/most cases bit.ly/4eU5irx

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Check out PRRI's demographic breaks on #Georgia voters in our battleground state analysis series! 📌 22% of Georgians qualify as Christian nationalism Sympathizers and 11% as adherents. 📌 63% of Georgians say abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Stay tuned for more! bit.ly/4bHx9bJ

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Check out PRRI's new data on Michiganders! ◼️ Michiganders are more likely to identify as liberal than Americans nationally. ◼️ Nearly 4/10 say they would only vote for a candidate who shares their view on abortion. ◼️ 3 in 10 would only vote for a candidate who shares their view on LGBTQ rights.

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New PRRI analysis reveals the way North Carolinians feel about major issues. 🟩 4 in 10 North Carolinians say they would only vote for a candidate who shares their view on abortion legality. 🟩 3 in 4 North Carolinians support laws that protect LGBTQ individuals from discrimination. #Election2024

Check out new PRRI data on Wisconsinites as the RNC kicks off. 🟨 79% support laws that protect LGBTQ people from discrimination. 🟨 Over a quarter qualifies as either a Christian nationalism adherent (8%) or sympathizer (17%). 🟨 66% say abortion should be legal in all/most cases bit.ly/3S9ncgl

PRRI found 23% agree with the idea that “true American patriots may have to resort to violence in order to save our country.” Support was highest by far among Republicans (33%), while independents were second (22%), with Democrats trailing (13%). @tnr.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/1838...

The Trump Shooting: The Most Shocking Act of a Shockingly Violent Agenewrepublic.com This was not an abnormal incident. It’s a sign of the times.

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Check out my new op-ed in the New Republic, which explains why such unpopular abortion bans keep being passed in red states--and what they may mean for this fall's election. newrepublic.com/article/1836...

Why Abortion Bans Keep Getting Passed, Even Though They’re Unpopularnewrepublic.com Polls show voters don’t like restrictive abortion laws. But they also show a growing political divide on the issue.

PRRI finds that nationally, only 9% of Americans support making abortion illegal in all cases. Just 11% of residents in the 14 states that have banned the procedure say it should be illegal in all cases. Read more from PRRI's CEO @melissadeckman.bsky.social in @tnr.bsky.social. bit.ly/3xRNiNS

Religious leaders in swing states are urging their community to get out to vote. PRRI data finds that around one in five (21%) Americans attend religious services at least a few times a year. Tune in for our data on battleground states this week! religionnews.com/2024/06/25/m...

Why the swing state faith voters who really matter in 2024 aren't evangelicalsreligionnews.com (RNS) — MAGA evangelicals grab all the headlines. But it’s swing state faith voters — Catholics, mainliners and Black Protestants — who will likely decide the election.

Many say the U.S. was founded as the "Promised Land" for white European Christians, and falsely believe the founding fathers sought to create a Christian nation, @robertpjones.bsky.social tells @axios.com #ChristianNationalism www.axios.com/2024/06/24/c...

Axios Explains: Christian nationalism on the marchwww.axios.com Adherents and allies of the movement have aligned themselves with Donald Trump.

The 2024 presidential election hinges on a few battleground states. PRRI’s research covers the demographics and issues important to these voters. This week, PRRI will examine each state, starting with an overview of battleground state residents. Follow along! www.prri.org/spotlight/ex...

PRRI finds more than three-fourths of Americans (77%) believe that the country is going in the wrong direction. Read more in the @latimes.com about why both the left and the right feel they are losing in shaping the United States how they see fit. www.latimes.com/politics/new...

Why both sides in America's partisan war feel like they're losingwww.latimes.com Is one side of the political spectrum really losing ground with the public, and if so, on what issues?

The PRRI Public Fellows program is a great opportunity for mid-career scholars and includes stipends, microgrants, and professional development. Help spread the word! Learn more about the program & apply by July 9: www.prri.org/about/career....

PRRI finds that white Christians are more likely than other religious groups to disagree that generations of slavery and discrimination have given white people unfair economic advantages. Read more in a spotlight by PRRI Public Fellow Dara Coleby Delgado below. www.prri.org/spotlight/ho...

Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom recently joined 5 other states that have qualified to put abortion rights on the ballot. 76% of Nevadans believe abortion should be legal in all/most cases @prripoll.bsky.social. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2024/06/30/u...

Nevada Residents Will Vote on Abortion Rights in Novemberwww.nytimes.com A measure seeking to protect abortion access in the State Constitution will appear on the ballot. It is one of nearly a dozen such initiatives that could shape other races this election.

PRRI finds nearly 60% of Southerners support efforts to preserve the legacy of the Confederacy. Black Americans (25%) were the only racial group without majority support for those efforts. 81% of Republicans support these efforts vs. 30% of Democrats. @axios.com www.axios.com/local/richmo...

Poll: Southerners most likely to support preserving Confederacy's legacywww.axios.com It suggests a dedication to keeping alive the “Lost Cause” myth, which romanticizes the Confederacy.

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It’s also false. That’s simply not an honest reading of the data, and you don’t have to take my word for it. See this analysis by PRRI founder @robertpjones.bsky.social: religiondispatches.org/dispelling-t...

Dispelling the Zombie Myth of White Evangelical Support for Trumpreligiondispatches.org Yesterday's inaugural Republican primary event gave us our first official glimpse into the 2024 election-year love affair between Trump and White evangelicals—and judging from the results they haven...

[email protected]: “Most white Christian denominations in this country have hardly begun to reckon with how white supremacy has become deeply embedded in our faith.” Read more about the enduring Christian influence on the Fort Apache Reservation in AZ. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

They took part in Apache ceremonies. Their schools expelled them for satanic activitieswww.theguardian.com Educators on the Fort Apache Reservation have repeatedly condemned teens for participating in a sacred dance. It follows a pattern of Christian discipline begun more than a century ago

According to PRRI, 55% of Trump supporters are Christian nationalists, as measured by their agreement with statements like “God has called Christians to exercise dominion over all areas of American society.” Read more in the @nytimes.com. www.nytimes.com/2024/06/17/o...

Opinion | In Indiana, the MAGA Revolution Eats Its Ownwww.nytimes.com A Christian nationalist upset causes Republican angst.

One week left to apply to be a #PRRIPublicFellow! The program includes an annual stipend for each fellow and annual microgrants for collaborative research. Learn more and apply before Friday, July 5, 2024. Help spread the word to mid-career scholars! #fellowship www.prri.org/about/career...

PRRI is seeking mid-career scholars to partake in collaborative research and public scholarship at the intersection of religion, culture, and politics. Apply by July 5th & check out what some of our current fellows have said about the program below. www.prri.org/about/career...

Although white evangelical Protestants (78%) are the religious group most likely to agree that public schools interfere too much with parents’ rights to determine what their children are taught, majorities of all other Christian religious groups agree. #ChristianNationalism bit.ly/3L63zBC

With the Presidential Debate tonight, all eyes are on President Biden and former President Trump. PRRI data finds 78% of Americans agree that Biden is too old to be president. 50% of Americans agree that Trump is too old to be president. Read more: www.prri.org/spotlight/tr...

Half of Americans (50%) support efforts to rename schools that are named after individuals who supported slavery and racial discrimination. Gen Zers & millennials are the only generations with majority support for efforts to rename public schools/mascots. Learn more ⬇️ www.prri.org/research/cre...

PRRI finds that a decline in GOP support for same-sex marriage — from 50% in 2020 to 47% in 2023. The lion’s share of the shifts have been on the political right, driving down support for each protection for same-sex Americans. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Analysis | The GOP’s sudden turn away from gay rights — and acceptancewww.washingtonpost.com The right wing of the party has re-injected LGBTQ+ rights and issues into our political discussion in recent years. There are real signs it’s having an effect.