Where Do Americans Stand on Affirmative Action?

The American Prospect
Jamelle Bouie

June 13, 2013

Whites hate it, everyone else supports it.

The last week or so has seen several polls on the popularity of affirmative action, as a preface (of sorts) to the Supreme Court’s anticipated ruling in Fisher v. University of Texas. But major differences between the polls make it difficult to judge where Americans stand on racial preferences
One survey from The Washington Post and ABC News, for example, found a huge, diverse majority against “allowing universities to consider applicants race as a factor in deciding which students to admit.”

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