This recent Public Policy Polling survey is simultaneously a sad indicator of race relations and the biggest troll perpetrated by a polling firm: according to them, more Georgia Republicans admire fallen, confusedly racist Food Network star Paula Deen than civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr.
In a recent tweet teasing an upcoming study, the firm revealed that Deen boasted a 73% favorability rating among Georgia Republicans, despite the recent bad publicity surrounding a lawsuit from a former employee alleging racial discrimination, her admission to using the n-word in a legal deposition, and the subsequent fall from network television and corporate sponsorship deals. Contrast that with Martin Luther King, Jr. — remember, the “I Have A Dream” guy? The pastor responsible for a peaceful solution to racial inequality in the South during the 1960’s? We have a federal holiday named after him? — who scored a respectable but low 59% favorability rating.
At the very least, we’re happy that self-identified Georgia Republicans don’t actively hate Martin Luther King, Jr., but you’d think that
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