John Sides on Public Perceptions of Muslims in the Trump Era

The Politics Guys

Michael Baranowski

Politics, News

4.5 • 772 Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2018

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Mike talks to political scientist John Sides about his Democracy Fund Voter Study Group report, 'Muslims in America: Public Perceptions in the Trump Era' Dr. Sides is an associate professor of political science at The George Washington University, co-author of the books Identity Crisis: The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the Battle for the Meaning of America (coming out in September of 2018) and The Gamble: Choice and Chance in the 2012 Presidential Election, as well as a founder and the editor-in-chief of the political science blog, The Monkey Cage. Topics Mike and Dr. Sides discuss include: How favorably Americans rate Muslims. Differences in how Republicans and Democrats rate Muslims. How education affects Muslim bias. Public support for a Muslim ban. Americans' views of Muslims compared to Muslim Americans' own views about themselves. Mainstream media's role in perpetuating anti-Muslim bias. Listener support helps make The Politics Guys possible. If you’re interested in supporting the show, go to politicsguys.com/support. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Politics Guys interview, conversations about American politics, economics, history, and culture with authors and researchers from across the ideological spectrum.
0:09.6	I'm Michael Baranowski, a political scientist at Northern Kentucky University.
0:13.3	My guest today is John Sides, an associate professor of political science at George Washington University.
0:18.4	He's the author or co-author of identity crisis, the gamble,
0:22.3	a textbook on American campaigns and elections, and many scholarly articles. He's also a founder
0:27.7	and the editor-in-chief of the political science blog, The Monkey Cage. Today I'm talking to him
0:32.7	about a report he co-authored for the Democracy Fund voter study group,, Muslims in America, Public Perceptions in the Trump era.
0:41.0	John Side, welcome to the show.
0:42.9	Thank you very much for having me.
0:44.9	You know, before we get to the report, I was hoping you could tell me a little bit about the
0:51.1	Democracy Fund voter group.
0:52.7	It's a fairly new organization, and you're not only involved,
0:57.3	you're also, I believe, the group's research director, correct? That's right. The Voter Study Group
1:02.7	was created in 2016 by the Democracy Fund, which is a private philanthropic organization that works to strengthen
1:15.6	and support democracy in the United States. And the director of the Democracy Fund, Joe Goldman,
1:22.8	and a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center named Henry Olson pulled together a group
1:30.4	of people, some scholars, political analysts, and others from across the ideological spectrum,
1:36.6	because it was clear, at least to them in 2016, that American voters were surprising a lot
1:42.8	of analysts, including me, and that there was more that we
1:46.1	needed to learn. And I think that mission became more urgent after the election. And so they put
1:53.3	together this group of people that attempts to be diverse with respect to a number of things,
2:00.1	including political perceptions and views,
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