Democrats see Biden and Sanders as very different ideologically
There are differences among Democrats in perceptions of the front-runners’ political views by race and ethnicity, age, education and ideology.
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There are differences among Democrats in perceptions of the front-runners’ political views by race and ethnicity, age, education and ideology.
Democrats are about 10 percentage points or more likely than Republicans to say they ever use Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, LinkedIn or Reddit.
Immigration was one of the five topics most covered by 25 major news outlets in the first 60 days of the Biden administration.
Only 9% of adult social media users say they often post or share things about political or social issues on social media.
Most Americans (71%) have heard of a conspiracy theory that alleges that powerful people intentionally planned the coronavirus outbreak.
A majority of voters said it is very or somewhat important to them to get messages from the presidential campaigns about important issues.
While 43% of Americans say the new coronavirus most likely came about naturally, nearly three-in-ten say it most likely was created in a lab.
59% of Americans say made-up information that is intended to mislead causes a “great deal” of confusion about the 2020 presidential election.
73% of Americans express little or no confidence in tech companies to prevent the misuse of their platforms to influence the 2020 election.
Roughly half of Americans think social media companies should be regulated more than they are now, our survey found.
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