A Rasmussen poll.
Blacks and other minority voters are far more supportive than whites of changing Mount Rushmore and removing the names and statues of early presidents who were slave owners. But most voters in all three groups oppose such actions, with sizable majorities who agree that it’s better to try to learn from the wrongs of the past.
Twenty percent (20%) of voters under 40 say it is better to erase the wrongs of the past. Roughly five percent (5%) of their elders agree.
Twenty-eight percent (28%) of Democrats want to close or change Mount Rushmore, a view shared by just nine percent (9%) of Republicans and 12% of voters not affiliated with either major party. Democrats by a similar margin are more enthusiastic about removing the names and statues of the early presidents who were slave owners.
Democrats (77%) are only slightly less likely than Republicans (89%) and unaffiliated voters (87%), though, to agree that it is better to try to learn from the wrongs of the past rather than erase them.
Seventy-three percent (73%) of all voters agreed with President Trump last July 4 when he said in a speech that “together we are part of one of the greatest stories ever told – the story of America. It is the epic tale of a great nation whose people have risked everything for what they know is right.” Twelve percent (12%) disagreed.
As recently as last November, 73% of American Adults said all Americans should be proud of this country’s history. Just 14% said Americans should be ashamed.