Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob
“‘How proud are you to be an American?’ a new NBC News poll asked. ‘At the turn of the century, three quarters of Americans were ‘extremely’ or ‘very proud,’’ Steve Kornacki explained to Meet the Press host Kristen Welker yesterday. ‘That number’s fallen to 56 percent.’ It is a sizable drop, leading Kornacki to inquire, ‘What’s behind this?’ before supplying an answer: ‘it’s partisan.’ Boy, is it. Fully 90 percent of Republicans are ‘extremely’ or ‘very proud’ to be Americans, with just a mere 3 percent ‘only a little’ or ‘not at all’ proud. Compare that to Democrats, less than a third (29%) of whom are ‘extremely’ or ‘very proud’ to be Americans with a whopping 36 percent ‘only a little’ or ‘not at all’ proud.” (06/16/26)
https://thisiscommonsense.org/2026/06/16/partisan-pride-divide/