AP-NORC poll: White Democrats grow more critical of police
By KAT STAFFORD and HANNAH FINGERHUT, KAT STAFFORD and HANNAH FINGERHUT, Associated Press
Published: July 1, 2020, 4:30pm
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FILE - In this June 24, 2020, file photo protesters gather near the White House in Washington amid continuing anti-racism demonstrations following the death of George Floyd, a Black man who was restrained by police in Minneapolis. A majority of white Democrats today say police officers are more likely to use deadly force against a Black person than a white person, according to a recent poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, not unlike five years ago. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)Photo Gallery
DETROIT — As a national reckoning over racism and policing grips the nation, white Democrats are far more likely now than they were a few years ago to think police brutality is a serious issue — a dramatic shift in public opinion that some say could shape the November presidential election.
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