Our Corner | Racial and Religious Divides on Health Care Reform

In a new article for the Huffington Post, Dr. Robert P. Jones explores one largely ignored aspect of the debate over health care reform: the role played by racial identity. Dr Jones writes:

In the reactions to the ruling, the powerful way that racial identity shapes attitudes toward the health care law, as well as how this may influence the law’s impact in the -residential race, has been largely overlooked. Comparisons between these key supporters of Romney, which are overwhelmingly white, and black Americans, who overwhelmingly support Obama, paint a stark picture of a racially divided America…

To read the full piece, head to the Huffington Post. For more on Americans’ attitudes toward health care reform, check out our June Religion & Politics Tracking Survey.