Analysis | The Daily 202: Three new polls help explain why Trump supporters chanted “Send her back!” about Ilhan Omar
By James Hohmann 30-38 minutes THE BIG IDEA: Three new polls help explain why the crowd at President Trump’s rally in North Carolina last night chanted “Send her back!” when he attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a Somali-born Muslim, as well as the reluctance of most congressional Republicans to challenge his racist tweets. 1) A Pew Research Center poll finds that 62 percent of Americans say the country’s openness to people from around the world is “essential to who we are as a nation.” That’s down six points from September, driven entirely by Republicans changing their views. Since last fall, the share of Republicans who say America risks losing its identity if it is too open has increased 13 percentage points to 57 percent, while the share who view the nation’s openness to others as essential has declined 10 points to 37 percent, according to the Pew survey, which was conducted Wednesday through Monday. For better or worse