Karl Rove Shocked How ‘Deeply Divided’ Americans Are on RFK Jr., ICE

Former Bush White House senior advisor Karl Rove said he is shocked how “deeply divided” Americans are on topics like immigration, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to major cities.

Rove, during an appearance on The Journal Editorial Report on Fox News on Saturday, said he was alarmed by a new Quinnipiac poll that found a majority of Americans believe democracy “is not working.”

But more than that, Rove said he was thrown off by how far apart Democrats and Republicans are on key issues — so much so that he pulled out a white board to walk host Paul Gigot through the issues, line by line.

Rove highlighted 11 topics where Dems and Republicans have a Grand Canyon-like chasm between them, like immigration, where 87% of Republicans agree with President Trump’s approach, and only 5% of Democrats approve. On RFK Jr., 81% of Republicans said they can trust him on medical information, compared to only 8% of Democrats, and on whether democracy is currently working or not, 74% of Republicans said it was, while only 21% of Democrats agreed.

“This country is deeply divided on fundamental questions, outside of, sort of, the partisan things going on in Congress and what the administration is doing,” Rove said. “There’s a deep divide on which way we oughta go.”

Other topics conservatives and liberals were far apart on included Israel, vaccine requirements, and the death penalty.

Rove’s segment comes a few days after the Quinnipiac University Poll found 53% of citizens believe American democracy is not working right now, compared to 41% of Americans who believe the system is going fine.

A few other eye-grabbing results from Quinnipiac:

• 79% of American voters believe the U.S. is in a state of “political crisis”

• 71% of Americans believe political violence is a “very serious problem” — up from 54% who felt that way in June

• 53% of voters said they are “pessimistic about free speech” in the U.S.

Looking ahead, Rove said that it could take one of two things, like it has in the past, to bring Americans together: a major external event, like World War II, or a galvanizing leader who can “bridge these divides.”

You above via Fox News.