You Are a Consultant for a Large Public Opinion Polling

question 14

Multiple Choice

You are a consultant for a large public opinion polling organization, advising several potential candidates for elective office about the political opinions and attitudes of African Americans. In your role, which of the following points are you least likely to make in your discussions with these potential officeholders?

• A) that the racial divide between black and white Americans looms large, particularly with respect to what role government should play in helping people and making America more equal
• B) that the racial divide between black and white Americans is narrowing, particularly with respect to what role government should play in helping people and making America more equal
• C) that partisanship is one important area where African Americans differ from whites
• D) that, in 2011, African Americans were the most solidly Democratic of any group in the population
• E) that African Americans more confident in the country and their place in it, since the 2008 election of Barack Obama

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