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1. The Republican coalition
Just a third of Faith and Flag Conservatives say it is unacceptable for GOP officials to call Democratic elected officials ‘evil’
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- 1. The Republican coalition
- The Republican coalition: A snapshot
- Faith and Flag Conservatives more likely than other GOP-aligned groups to say they are ‘very conservative’
- Only half of Ambivalent Right say the GOP represents them well
- Most Ambivalent Right say they usually feel like no political candidates represent their views well
- Areas of agreement within the GOP coalition: Support for limited government, belief in an individual’s ability to succeed and rejection of White privilege
- Issues that divide the GOP coalition: Corporate profits, same-sex marriage, compromise with U.S. allies, expanding the production of oil, coal and natural gas
- The three most conservative typology groups say control of Congress in 2022 ‘really matters’; Ambivalent Right far less likely to view outcome as important
- Trump viewed mostly warmly by Faith and Flag Conservatives; Ambivalent Right are cool toward him
- Populist Right are the only GOP-aligned group in which significantly more name Trump than Reagan as the best recent president
- Just a third of Faith and Flag Conservatives say it is unacceptable for GOP officials to call Democratic elected officials ‘evil’
- GOP-oriented typology groups are divided over how they feel about leaders who publicly claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 election
- White Republicans are more likely than Hispanic Republicans to be Faith and Flag Conservatives and Populist Right
- Younger Republicans are more likely to be Ambivalent Right than any other typology group