That Republicans are more favorably disposed toward the Confederate flag than Democrats would come as a surprise to Abraham Lincoln, though not to anyone paying attention to the past two generations’ worth of racial politics. But a fascinating Gallup poll shows that Republicans are actually becoming increasingly enamored of the flag over time:
Confederate flag poll shows Republicans are increasingly supportive
This is true both in terms of overall sentiments and on the specific question of whether state governments should officially display the flag:
Another fascinating Gallup finding is that while the Confederate flag is more popular in the South, the regional gap in opinion is actually quite small compared with the partisan gap:
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