Americans Are More Likely To Oppose Than Support Campus Protests It would have been impossible for president biden to please everyone with his comments thursday about the protests that have popped up at colleges all over the country. the situation is complex,. Americans are more likely to strongly or somewhat oppose (47%) than support (28%) pro palestinian protesters on college campuses throughout the country in recent weeks, according to a yougov poll this week of 9,012 u.s. adults. american muslims support the protests by 75% to 14%; jewish americans, however, oppose them by 72% to 18%.
Americans Are More Likely To Oppose Than Support Campus Protests Older and republican americans were more likely to express opposition, but even among younger respondents and democrats, less than half said they were supportive. on net, it was only those latter two groups — democrats and those under 45 — who were more likely to express support for the protests than opposition. University officials have negotiated deals with protesters at campuses including northwestern university. others have called the police to clear camps or campus buildings, as happened at ucla. at least 2,000 people have been arrested at campus protests nationwide in the last two weeks, according to a tally by the associated press. The latest economist yougov poll finds that about twice as many americans strongly or somewhat oppose the pro palestinian campus protests as support them (50% vs. 26%). democrats are divided, with 43% supporting the protesters and 32% opposed. three quarters of republicans are opposed, while only 8% are supportive. A new nationally representative survey of 1,309 americans by the foundation for individual rights and expression and norc at the university of chicago reveals that a majority of americans believe that college students should never occupy buildings or deface school property during a campus protest.
Americans Are More Likely To Oppose Than Support Campus Protests The latest economist yougov poll finds that about twice as many americans strongly or somewhat oppose the pro palestinian campus protests as support them (50% vs. 26%). democrats are divided, with 43% supporting the protesters and 32% opposed. three quarters of republicans are opposed, while only 8% are supportive. A new nationally representative survey of 1,309 americans by the foundation for individual rights and expression and norc at the university of chicago reveals that a majority of americans believe that college students should never occupy buildings or deface school property during a campus protest. Americans, like canadians, more likely to oppose than support. columbia university demonstrators were among the first in this movement to make divestment demands after encampments started in mid april on that campus. For many americans, the campus protests went too far and were antisemitic. given most americans’ perceptions of the protests, it’s not surprising that 52% believed the protests went too far, with only 20% disagreeing. us adults 50 were most likely to agree the protests went too far (64%), whereas only 39% of 18 to 29 year olds believed the. The other side: students were still more likely to say they support the pro palestininan encampments than oppose them. 45% said they support them either strongly or a little bit. 30% were neutral, and 24% were strongly or a bit opposed. zoom out: more than 2,000 people have been arrested on campuses across the u.s. In may, yougov found that "americans are more likely to strongly or somewhat oppose (47%) than support (28%) pro palestinian protesters on college campuses." that has carried over to.