Gallup/With Honor poll: 46% of Republicans, 6% of Democrats say US most needs patriotism
A Gallup and With Honor survey found the widest partisan gap on patriotism as a value the country needs most, while Americans overall named honesty, responsibility and integrity. Both outlets covering it lean right.
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Right · 2A Gallup and With Honor survey released on Sunday 25 October asked Americans which three of 12 values the country most needs today. Fox NewsR “According to a Gallup and With Honor survey released Sunday” Read at Fox News ↗ Hot AirR “Which [3] of these values do you think the country most needs today?” Read at Hot Air ↗ Right · 2Overall, Americans most often chose honesty (34%), responsibility (32%) and integrity (31%), followed by equality (29%) and fairness (26%); patriotism was chosen by 21%. Fox NewsR “Overall, Americans on a broad-scale view honesty (34%), responsibility (32%) and integrity (31%) as the values most urgently needed.” Read at Fox News ↗ Hot AirR “Patriotism 21%” Read at Hot Air ↗ Right · 1Patriotism produced the widest partisan gap: Fox News reports 46% of Republicans put it in their top three versus 6% of Democrats, a 40-point difference. Fox NewsR “46% of Republicans ranked patriotism among the top three values the nation needs most, compared with just 6% of Democrats” Read at Fox News ↗
Right · 1Republicans placed patriotism first (46%), then responsibility (41%) and honesty (38%); Democrats chose equality (44%), fairness (34%) and honesty (32%). Independents most often picked honesty, responsibility and integrity, with 15% choosing patriotism. Fox NewsR “Republicans place the highest priority on patriotism (46%), followed by responsibility (41%) and honesty (38%). Democrats as a whole valued equality highest (44%), followed by fairness (34%) and honesty (32%).”“with only 15% selecting patriotism” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 1Equality was the second-largest gap, chosen by 44% of Democrats and 10% of Republicans, and fairness was chosen by 34% of Democrats and 15% of Republicans. Fox NewsR “equality, chosen by 44% of Democrats compared to just 10% of Republicans – a 34-point spread” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 2Age also mattered: 32% of adults 65 and older said the country needs patriotism, against 12% of those aged 18 to 39 and 22% of those 40 to 64. Hot AirR “patriotism (32% vs. 12% and 22%, respectively)” Read at Hot Air ↗ Fox NewsR “(32% vs. 12%)” Read at Fox News ↗
Right · 2Asked separately which values most Americans share regardless of politics, 76% named at least one of the 12, 59% at least two and 46% at least three; freedom (38%), patriotism (32%) and service (30%) were most often named. Hot AirR “freedom (38%), patriotism (32%) and service (30%) receive the most mentions” Read at Hot Air ↗ Fox NewsR “More than three quarters of Americans (76%) believed people shared at least one of those values” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 1Fox News adds that 79% said respecting different values matters more than sharing them (84% of Democrats, 81% of independents, 72% of Republicans), and 70% said leaders must compromise across party lines. Gallup concluded that "the ultimate shared value is that Americans agree to disagree." The survey ran May 12–22 with more than 3,000 US adults. Fox NewsR “Nearly eight in ten Americans (79%) – including 84% of Democrats, 81% of independents, and 72% of Republicans”“The survey was conducted May 12–22 among a nationally representative panel of more than 3,000 U.S. adults.” Read at Fox News ↗ Right · 1Hot Air's David Strom, writing opinion, read the results as showing Democrats are less attached to America, though he conceded the rankings are relative and a lower ranking doesn't mean a value is unimportant. Hot AirR “These are relative findings, not absolutes.”“Democrats think patriotism is overrated.” Read at Hot Air ↗
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- Framing
- Both outlets lead with the partisan patriotism gap. Fox News reports the numbers straight; Hot Air uses them for commentary on Democrats' character and politics.
- Emphasis
- The patriotism gap between parties; Fox also covers shared values and tolerance findings, Hot Air draws political conclusions.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Hot Air omits the specific 46% vs 6% figures and the tolerance findings; Fox omits the poll's cautions about relative rankings. No left or centre outlet covered it.
- Charged language
- “Democrats think patriotism is overrated”“welfare giveaways”“far less likely”
What every side reports
- Gallup and With Honor released the survey on values the country needs most.
- Honesty (34%), responsibility (32%) and integrity (31%) top the overall list.
- Democrats favour equality, fairness and kindness; Republicans favour responsibility and patriotism.
- 32% of adults 65 and older vs 12% of those 18-39 say the country needs patriotism.
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Gallup: Republicans Rank Patriotism As Important, Democrats Disagree
Critical Opinion piece that uses the Gallup data to argue Democrats are less patriotic and responsible, going beyond what the poll measured.
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Democrats far less likely than Republicans to prioritize patriotism as key value, poll finds
Neutral Straight news report of the poll figures, headlined on the partisan patriotism gap, with the shared-values findings included.
- 26 Oct 16:00 First Hot AirR Gallup: Republicans Rank Patriotism As Important, Democrats Disagree
- 26 Oct 16:26 +26m Fox NewsR Democrats far less likely than Republicans to prioritize patriotism as key value, poll finds
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