Trump's supporters wish South had won Civil War, want Confederate flag back, poll shows (SC) [View all]

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By Leada Gore | [e-mail]
on February 16, 2016 at 12:13 PM
updated February 16, 2016 at 1:26 PM

... When asked if the Confederate flag should still be flying over the State Capitol, 70 percent of Trump supporters said "yes" and 20 percent said "no." The second-highest percent of support was among voters for Ted Cruz, 62 percent of whom said they thought the flag should have remained. The lowest amount of support for keeping the flag – 33 percent - was among voters for Ben Carson ...

Thirty-eight percent of Trump's supporters said they wish the South had won the Civil War. Twenty-four percent said they were glad the North won and 38 percent weren't sure.

Thirty-five percent of Cruz supporters said they wished the South had won, followed by 28 percent among prospective Jeb Bush voters. The lowest percentage was among Carson's supporters, 12 percent of whom thought the U.S. would be better under the Confederacy ...

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