Polls: Americans want Confederate flag taken down, SC Whites not

[Frodo]

InsiderAdvantage poll of SC:

What is your opinion of calls to remove the Confederate battle flag from the grounds of South Carolina’s state capitol?

50% remove flag
46% do not remove

SC Whites only:

38% remove flag
57% do not remove

SC Blacks only:

78% remove flag
19% do not remove

What is your opinion of calls to remove the Confederate battle flag from all state government buildings throughout the state of South Carolina?

49% remove flag
47% do not remove

SC Whites only:

37% remove flag
58% do not remove

SC Blacks only:

78% remove flag
20% do not remove

http://opinionsavvy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/SC-6.23.15.pdf

Assuming there are similar results among whites in other southern states, those few GOP candidates brave/opportunistic enough to condemn the Confederate flag are right to fear a backlash in the primaries, especially those held in the former Confederacy.  

[Frodo]

The Stars and Bars are going down permanently, it seems:

Majority of House, Senate support taking down Confederate flag

Glenn Smith
Jun 29 2015 5:39 pm

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