Ballot reveals extra Democrats than Republicans aspect with Hamas

One in 5 Democrats aspect with Hamas amid the Israel–Hamas battle, in accordance with a brand new ballot.

The survey, by Issues and Insights and Techno Metrica Institute of Policy and Politics, discovered that 20% of Democrats supported Hamas. More than half of Democrats, at 54%, sided with Israel, and 26% mentioned they weren’t positive.

Still, the share of Democrats supporting Hamas was greater than Republicans. Of these surveyed, solely 7% of Republicans mentioned they sided with Hamas, whereas 71% mentioned they have been with Israel and 22% mentioned they weren’t positive. Independents supported Hamas with 6%, whereas 50% sided with Israel and 44% weren’t positive.

The ballot discovered that typically greater than half of Americans, at 58%, sided with Israel, whereas 11% supported Hamas and 31% weren’t positive.

The youthful technology was extra prone to again Hamas or to be undecided. Out of these surveyed ages 18 to 24, 30% mentioned they supported Israel, 17% sided with Hamas and 53% weren’t positive.

For these aged 65 and older, 84% mentioned they supported Israel, a mere 2% sided with Hamas and 14% weren’t positive.

Amid the battle, Jewish folks across the nation have mentioned there was an uptick in antisemitic habits. The ballot discovered that 74% of these surveyed referred to as antisemitism and anti-Jewish prejudice both a “very serious” or “somewhat serious” drawback. Another 11% discovered it not “very serious,” whereas 4% mentioned the habits is “not a problem at all.”

More Democrats, at 82%, labeled the antisemitic habits “serious,” than Republicans, with 76%. Independents, at 66%, labeled the habits as “serious.”