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Yearly Archives: 2020
1 million Muslims vote; Trump support grows
Polling of 844 households by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) showed a Muslim turnout of 84%. About 69% of respondents said they voted for former Vice President Joe Biden and 17% said they voted for President Donald Trump. In … Continue reading
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Trump’s Latino vote still strong
The Republican Party’s continuing support from Hispanic voters still surprises pundits. Should it? Electoral College heavyweights Texas and Florida both went for Trump this week with plus-40% support from Latinos. This is not new. But people keep waiting for the … Continue reading
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Transgender candidates make history
The Victory Fund is celebrating the 2020 election, focused as it is not on the top of the ballot, where confusion was ahead, but down ballot where openly transgender candidates made their best showing ever. The lead story for the … Continue reading
Posted in Gender identity, Politics
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Black Latter-day Saints supported
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that support for Black lives by Elder Dallin H. Oaks, the next-in-line to run The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has buoyed Black spirits. The Tribune quoted Darius Gray, who joined the church … Continue reading
Definition of racism expanded after 22-year-old’s email
Two months ago today, Merriam-Webster posted an updated and expanded definition of “racism,” a change prompted by a new college graduate. The addition was proposed by Kennedy Mitchum, 22, a 2020 Drake University major in public relations and law; politics … Continue reading
Posted in African Americans, Ethnicity & Race, Race
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Anti-Asian racism on rise recently
After three racist taunts in an hour at the New Orleans National Airport CNN correspondent Amara Walker, whose craft it is to tell others’ stories, told her own. She was accosted in unrelated taunts because she is Asian American. She … Continue reading
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What candidates don’t know about Hispanics and Latinos
Both major parties would do well to listen to Voto Latino CEO María Teresa Kumar. In interviews with Politico’s Tara Palmeri, Kumar has explained the complexity of this increasingly powerful “sleeping giant” voting bloc. Many of the misconceptions that Kumar … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare, Hispanics and Latinos, Immigrants, Politics
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More than 500 LBGTQ candidates on ballots
The LBGTQ Victory Fund’s “Out on the Trail” analysis reports that at least 574 LGBTQ candidates will appear on general election ballots in November. That’s up 33% from two years ago. The organization forecasts “an unprecedented number to win on … Continue reading
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Christians decline as share of voters in 2020
In the final days before the U.S. presidential election, the Pew Research Center has some timely updates on the changing religious profile of the electorate. According to Pew, Christians are about 64% of registered voters. They were nearly 80% in … Continue reading
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Available Oct. 27: “100 Questions and Answers About Latter-day Saints”
The Bias Busters team is happy to have its latest cultural competence guide available on Amazon. The guide is very timely because this is the 200th year of the start of this made-in-the-USA church and it has had a lot … Continue reading
