{"id":1154,"date":"2020-11-01T20:45:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T01:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/?p=1154"},"modified":"2020-11-08T15:45:34","modified_gmt":"2020-11-08T20:45:34","slug":"a-liberal-shift-among-the-aja-student-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/?p=1154","title":{"rendered":"A Liberal Shift Among the AJA Student Body"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Palette<\/em> Politics Survey Shows Respondents More Liberal than their Parents, AJA Democrats more Progressive than National Democrats<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Matthew Minsk<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">For the first eighteen years of a person\u2019s life, they typically live sheltered in their parents\u2019 home, to some degree absorbing their ethos and outlook on life. Therefore, it is no surprise that a quarter (26%) of students said their political views \u201care about the same\u201d as their parents, and another 18% say their views&nbsp; are the same as one of their parents. Add the 3% of students who believe their political opinions lie between their two parents\u2019, and we see that more than half of the students familiar enough to answer the question place themselves squarely within the political range set by their parents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">However, it is interesting to note an overwhelming shift among those who break from their parents. An overall plurality (34%) report leaning more liberal than their parents, compared to just 8% who said they hold more conservative views. The spread within self-identifying Democrats is more drastic: 47% of AJA Democrats say they have more liberal political opinions than their parents. (5% of Democrats say they are more conservative than their parents. Among Republicans, those who split from their parents drift evenly, with 17% saying they are more liberal and 17% saying they are more conservative. As<em> Palette <\/em>staff writer Daliya Wallenstein <a href=\"https:\/\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/?p=1139\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">writes<\/span><\/a>, a large percentage of AJA Republicans hold the same views as their parents.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"431\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1161\" data-id=\"1161\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/comp-to-parents-1.png?resize=1024%2C431&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/comp-to-parents-1.png?resize=1024%2C431&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/comp-to-parents-1.png?resize=300%2C126&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/comp-to-parents-1.png?resize=768%2C323&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/comp-to-parents-1.png?resize=1536%2C646&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/comp-to-parents-1.png?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"371\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1160\" data-id=\"1160\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Political-Views-Relative-to-Parents-among-Democrats-by-Grade.png?resize=595%2C371&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Political-Views-Relative-to-Parents-among-Democrats-by-Grade.png?w=595&amp;ssl=1 595w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Political-Views-Relative-to-Parents-among-Democrats-by-Grade.png?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"371\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1159\" data-id=\"1159\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Political-Views-Relative-to-Parents-among-Republicans-by-Grade.png?resize=595%2C371&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Political-Views-Relative-to-Parents-among-Republicans-by-Grade.png?w=595&amp;ssl=1 595w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Political-Views-Relative-to-Parents-among-Republicans-by-Grade.png?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><em>Palette<\/em> didn\u2019t ask respondents what they believed their parents\u2019 political views were in the abstract \u2014 just in comparison to themselves \u2014 so we don\u2019t know if the liberal shift came from moderate Democratic students with Republican parents, or more radical kids with centrist Democratic parents. However, assuming that the makeup of parents at AJA somewhat reflects white suburbia, it is safe to say that at least some AJA students likely fit into the latter category, based on their other answers: young uber-progressives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;More than half of the students familiar enough to answer the question place themselves squarely within the political range set by their parents.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Responding to questions on political typography and favorability towards political groups, AJA Democrats indicate a more progressive outlook than national Democrats. While 45% of national Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2017\/10\/05\/2-government-regulation-and-the-social-safety-net\/\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">said<\/span><\/a> in 2017 that the government is almost always wasteful and inefficient, only 11% of AJA Democrats responded the same. Similarly, 19% of national Democrats viewed the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) favorably in a 2019 Pew Research Center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/pew-agencies.pdf\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">poll<\/span><\/a>, but not a single AJA Democrat had a positive view (44% answered neutrally or said they didn\u2019t know enough, and the other 56% had a negative view of ICE).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">AJA Democrats\u2019 progressive bonafides expressed themselves even more when asked about their views on specific progressive-backed proposed policies. According to a 2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/maristpoll.marist.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NPR_PBS-NewsHour_Marist-Poll_USA-NOS-and-Tables_1907190926.pdf#page=3\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Marist poll<\/span><\/a>, 64% of national Democrats support Medicare for All \u2014 defined as \u201ca national health insurance program for all Americans that replaces private health insurance\u201d \u2014 with 31% opposed. Support for the plan \u2014 described as one \u201cin which all Americans would get their insurance from a single government plan\u201d in the <em>Palette <\/em>survey \u2014 rose to 79% among AJA Democrats, with just 5% opposed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"802\" height=\"421\" data-attachment-id=\"1163\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/?attachment_id=1163\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Political-Ideology-Comparison-Between-AJA-and-National-Democrats-1.png?fit=802%2C421&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"802,421\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Political-Ideology-Comparison-Between-AJA-and-National-Democrats-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Political-Ideology-Comparison-Between-AJA-and-National-Democrats-1.png?fit=200%2C105&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Political-Ideology-Comparison-Between-AJA-and-National-Democrats-1.png?fit=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Political-Ideology-Comparison-Between-AJA-and-National-Democrats-1.png?resize=802%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Political-Ideology-Comparison-Between-AJA-and-National-Democrats-1.png?w=802&amp;ssl=1 802w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Political-Ideology-Comparison-Between-AJA-and-National-Democrats-1.png?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Political-Ideology-Comparison-Between-AJA-and-National-Democrats-1.png?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">That said, it is important not to draw too many conclusions for a few questions. 92% (excluding&nbsp; those who answered \u201cI don\u2019t know enough to answer this question\u201d or \u201cneither favorable not unfavorable\u201d) of AJA Democrats supported the Green New Deal plan proposed by progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a roughly similar percentage to the 86% of national Democrats who <a href=\"http:\/\/maristpoll.marist.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/NPR_PBS-NewsHour_Marist-Poll_USA-NOS-and-Tables_1907190926.pdf#page=3\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">support<\/span><\/a> the plan. Additionally, 86% of Democrats or Democratic-leaners support stricter gun control laws, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2019\/10\/16\/share-of-americans-who-favor-stricter-gun-laws-has-increased-since-2017\/\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">according<\/span><\/a> to Pew, compared to 95% of AJA Democrats. A very similar 87% of Democrats said abortion should be legal in \u201cmost\u201d or \u201call\u201d cases in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hofstra.edu\/pdf\/academics\/colleges\/hclas\/gov-policy-international\/kalikow-poll-0920.pdf\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Hofstra poll<\/span><\/a>, from which <em>Palette <\/em>pulled the question phrasing, while 95% of AJA Democrats said the same.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;A large portion of AJA students \u2014 particularly AJA Democrats \u2014 report more liberal leanings than their parents.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">(Nonpartisan polling of specific policy issues like the Green New Deal, gun control, or abortion are difficult to ascertain because many cited polls come from advocacy groups or are highly influenced by the explanation supplied about less-understood policies or the answer options allowed.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">In conclusion, a large portion of AJA students \u2014 particularly AJA Democrats \u2014 report more liberal leanings than their parents. On some issues, AJA Democrats place well to the left of the party as a whole; on others, their views fall close enough to be explained by the uncertainty of only 19 Democrats who responded to the <em>Palette <\/em>survey and the likelihood of response bias creating a more passionate and partisan sample.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Palette Politics Survey Shows Respondents More Liberal than their Parents, AJA Democrats more Progressive than National Democrats &#8211; Matthew Minsk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":1155,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[40],"class_list":["post-1154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-election-2020","entry","rows"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/238-2385125_democrats-3d-transparent-background-democrat-donkey-png-png.png?fit=860%2C855&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1154"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1165,"href":"https:\/\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1154\/revisions\/1165"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/palette.atljewishacademy.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}