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Chapter 5 - 2/5 - Democratic and Republican parties Flashcards

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How did Professor Denis Brogan describe the two major US parties?

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“Like two bottles with different labels, both empty”

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Who described the two US parties as being “Like two bottles with different labels, both empty”?

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Professor Dennis Brogan, 1954

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What is the Republican Party heavily influenced by?

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Neo-conservatism

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What informs the Republican Party’s values?

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Christianity

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What does Republicans oppose of religious and moral grounds?

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Abortion.

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What was Trump the first sitting president to do in January 2020?

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Attend an anti-abortion rally.

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What is the Mexico City Policy?

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The requirement for non-governmental organisations receiving state funding to not provide abortions.

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Who implemented the Mexico City Policy?

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President Ronald Reagan

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When was the Mexico City Policy first implemented?

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1984

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What does the Republican Party’s neo-conservatism lead them to support?

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The Second Amendment - epitomised by Mark and Patricia McCloskey who stood out the front of their house brandishing guns during BLM protests.

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What is the Republican approach to the use and distribution of drugs and gangs?

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They are intolerant and favour strong punishments.

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What is the ‘religious right’?

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Mainly white, Protestant evangelical Christians that support traditional social values and are allied with the Republican Party.

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What was the Republican Party’s 2016 election pledge to traditional family values?

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“recognise marriage as the union between one and and one woman”

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What is the Republican view on government intervention in the economy?

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They take the neo-liberal view and prefer negative freedom and a limited government which interferes minimally in the lives of individuals - laissez-faire.

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What has been rolled back to further the interests of industry and business under Republicans?

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Environmental protections, seen in Trump withdrawing from the Paris Accords in 2017.

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What did the Paris Accords seek to do?

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Reduce carbon emissions and promote greener energy sources.

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What aspect of neo-conservatism can be found in Republican ideology?

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Nationalism and support for the nation state.

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What is an example of Republican neo-conservative pragmatism in times of crisis?

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Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, 2020

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Why are Republicans willing to put their neo-conservative ideas ahead of their neo-liberal ones?

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Because neo-conservatism stresses the importance of protecting society which neo-liberal laissez-faire can threaten.

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What is Republican Party ideology a blend of?

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Neo-liberalism and neo-conservatism

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What does the Republican’s neo-conservatism lead them to support?

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Social welfare

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What example of social welfare does the Republican party support?

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Medicaid

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What is Medicaid?

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A health insurance programme for low-income, disabled, or elderly people.

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What is the Republican attitude to social welfare?

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They recognise that those worst off need to helped, but stress the importance of personal responsibility.

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What is Democrat ideology informed by?

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Modern liberalism with its belief in positive freedom to ensure equality of opportunity.

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What term is used to describe Democrat policies?

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‘progressive’ - understood as advocating change and reform.

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What two Acts did the Democrats pass to end legal segregation?

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  • Civil Rights Act
  • Voting Rights Act
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When was the Civil Rights Act passed?

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1964

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When was the Voting Rights Act?

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1965

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What is the Democrat’s approach to dealing with crime?

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A mixture of punishment and rehabilitation.

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What are Democrats strong supporters of?

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A pro-choice position on abortion.

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What was the Democrat’s platform on abortion in the 2016 presidential election?

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They said that every woman should have access to “safe and legal abortion”.

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Which policy did the Democrats repeal that showed their support for LGBTQ+ rights?

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Don’t ask, don’t tell

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What was ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell?

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A US military ban on gay persons serving in the military.

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When did the Democrats repeal the ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy?

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2010

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What do Democrats champion?

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LGBTQ+ rights

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Which Act demonstrates the Democrat’s support of LGBTQ+ rights?

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The Hate Crime Prevention Act

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When was the Hate Crime Prevention Act passed?

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2010

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What dd the Hate Crime Prevention Act do?

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Allowed violence motivated by the victim’s gender and sexuality to be investigated and prosecuted.

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Who was the first openly gay candidate to mount a bid for the presidential nomination of the Democrat Party in 2020?

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Pete Buttigieg

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What sort of state does the Democratic Party favour?

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An enabling state providing positive freedom.

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Which economist have Democrats been influenced by?

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John Maynard Keynes and his advocation of government interference to promote full employment and economic growth.

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What prompted the Democrats to take a more interventionist approach to the economy?

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The Great Depression

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Which two recent examples demonstrate the Democrat’s support for Keynesian economics and an enabling state?

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  • CARES Act 2020
  • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009
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When was the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed?

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2009

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What did the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act do?

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Provide $787 billion of stimulus to the American economy in the aftermath of the 2008-09 financial crisis.

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What did President Johnson launch in the 1960s?

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A ‘war on poverty’

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Which Act demonstrates the Democrat’s support for social welfare?

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The Affordable Care Act

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When was the Affordable Care Act passed?

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2010

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What are the 3 factions of the Democratic Party?

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  • Liberals/progressives
  • Moderates/centrist
  • Conservative
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What are the 3 factions of the Republican Party?

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  • Moderates
  • Social conservatives
  • Fiscal conservatives
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What are the 3 factions of the Republican Party?

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  • Moderates
  • Social conservatives
  • Fiscal conservatives
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What are the key values of the Liberal/progressive faction of the Democratic Party?

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  • Social justice
  • Racial justice
  • LGBTQ+ rights
  • Ending the death penalty
  • Support for environmental protection
  • Gun control
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Who are two key Liberals/progressive figures in the Democrat Party?

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  • Bernie Sanders
  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
  • Elizabeth Warren
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What did Ocasio-Cortez say about the factions in the Democrat Party?

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“In any other country, Joe Biden and I would not be in the same party”

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How does the moderate faction of the Democratic Party view the liberal/progressive faction?

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As socialist

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What is the ideology of the moderate liberal faction?

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The are modern liberals.

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What faction does Biden belong to?

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Moderates

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What are the key moderate Democrat faction values?

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  • Lower prescription drug prices
  • Tackling climate change and reaching net-zero by 2050, re-joining the Paris Accords
  • $15 minimum wage
  • Building affordable housing
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Where are the tensions between Liberals and moderates in the Democratic Party?

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  • Cheaper prescriptions; universal healthcare
  • Net-zero by 2050 and the Paris Accord; banning nuclear power and fracking
  • $640 billion on affordable housing; Sanders would spend $2.5 trillion
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What is the difference between Sanders and Biden on housing?

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Biden committed to $640 billion over ten years on affordable housing, whereas Sanders wanted to spend $2.5 trillion.

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What is the conservative faction of the Democratic Party sometimes called?

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Blue Dog Democrats

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Who is the weakest of the three Democrat factions?

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The conservatives

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What social justice advancements did the conservative faction of the Democrat Party oppose?

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  • Repealing ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’
  • Same-sex marriage
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What Republican policy did the conservative Democrat faction support?

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The building of a border wall with Mexico

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What are the key values of the moderate faction of the Republican Party?

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  • Less socially conservative and support LGBTQ+ rights
  • Advocate positive freedom
  • Unwilling to repeal Obamacare entirely
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In which areas does the fiscal conservative faction of the Republican Party favour limited government?

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In all but one: defence spending.

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Which caucus represents the fiscal conservative faction of the Republican Party?

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The Freedom Caucus

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What are the key values of the fiscal conservative faction of the Republican Party?

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  • Want to cut government spending
  • Tax cuts and a small state
  • Repeal of Obamacare
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Which Republican Party faction is referred to as the ‘religious right’ or ‘Christian right’?

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Social conservative

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What are the key values of the social conservative faction of the Republican Party?

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  • Anti-abortion
  • Opposed to same-sex marriage
  • Strong links to Christianity
  • Defenders of the Second Amendment
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Which caucus is the social conservative faction of the Republican Party associated with?

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Republican Study Committee - the largest ideological caucus

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Who is a key figure in the social conservative faction?

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Ted Cruz

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How do black Americans always tend to vote?

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Democrat - they have always given at least 83% support to them between 1980 and 2020.

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How much of the white vote did Trump get in both 2016 and 2020?

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58%

75
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How much of the black vote did Trump get in 2016 compare to 2020?

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In 2016 it was 8%, but in 2020 it had risen to 12%

76
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How much of the black vote did the Democrats get in 2016 compared to 2020?

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In 2016 they got 88%; in 2020 it actually decreased to 87% - still, it is an overwhelming support despite the drop.

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What was the Latino support for Trump in 2016 compared to 2020?

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29% of Latinos voted for Trump in 2016 compared to 32% in 2020 - that is despite his anti-Mexico agenda.

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What was the Latino vote for the Democratic Party in 2016 compared to 2020?

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65% in both elections

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Which religious group is a staple support for Republicans?

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Protestants, giving them between 54% and 62% in the last six presidential elections.

80
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How much of the Protestant vote did Trump win in 2016?

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81%

81
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Who did the Catholics traditionally vote for?

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The Democratic Party

82
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Why has the Catholic Democrat vote wavered since the 1970s?

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Because of the party’s support for abortion

83
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How many Catholics voted for Biden in 2020?

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52%

84
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How many Protestants voted for Trump in 2020?

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76%

85
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How much of the atheist vote did Biden win in 2020?

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72%

86
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Who do women tend to vote for?

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The Democratic Party

87
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How many men voted for Trump in both the 2016 and 2020 election?

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53%

88
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How may women voted Democrat in 2020?

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57%

89
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Why might women vote for the Democrats more than Republicans?

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  • They have more high profile women.
  • Their policies favour women more.
  • Trump’s attitude towards them.
90
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Who do college educated and higher voters support?

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Democrats

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How many college graduates voted for Biden in 2020?

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55%

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