Supporters of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump are more
likely to describe African Americans as "criminal," "unintelligent,"
"lazy" and "violent" than voters who backed some Republican rivals in
the primaries or who support Democratic contender Hillary Clinton,
according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll.
Ahead of the Nov. 8 election to replace Barack
Obama, the first black U.S. president, the poll also showed significant
numbers of Americans in both the Republican and Democratic parties view
blacks more negatively than whites, harbor anxiety about living in
diverse neighborhoods and are concerned that affirmative action policies
discriminate against whites.
Republicans in the survey expressed these
concerns to a greater degree than Democrats, with Trump supporters
presenting the most critical views of blacks.
The poll, conducted between March and June,
interviewed 16,000 Americans and included 21 questions on attitudes
about race. It sought responses from voters who support Trump, the
presumptive Republican nominee, Clinton, the presumptive Democratic
nominee, and her rival U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. It also surveyed
supporters of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and Ohio Governor John Kasich, the
last two Republican candidates to drop out of the race.
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