America Unfiltered: The Voices Behind the Polls | CBS Reports

You've seen the CBS News polls that tell you what voters think about big ideas like democracy and the American Dream. Now CBS Reports takes you behind the polls for unfiltered conversations about how their personal stories shaped their views.

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[kenster]

Part of the problem is the fact the level of education and just general knowledge across much of the US is similar to the levels in Brazil and the rest of Latin America. Many voters in the US simply don't understand basic concepts of how the democratic process works, or how science is conducted and peer-reviewed etc. Over here in Europe, I think these things are (generally) considered to be something that everyone learns in school.

[JoeMamasBasement]

You can really see the age/educational divide in these individuals, like Taliah is obviously more open-minded and gets a sense of the whole picture; but then you have someone like Brooke who is obviously well-off and out-of-touch with conditions. You can't watch Fox News all day and expect to have a reasonable conversation with people like her, that's just ignorance.

[aliciaaced]

She is in the cannabis business and is worried about mental health how ironically

[llkh]

People's definition of success varies widely as does their definition of freedom

[AmyCotterill-fq]

This was such an enlightening piece. Thank you for digging in and bringing these essential perspectives!

[track]

None of them remember covid, the pandemic and what that did. Even if they didn't get sick or knew anyone who died, the pandemic will have a lingering effect on the world for years to come.

There's really no point talking to people this ignorant.

[llkh]

Oh my gosh!! These people (trumpsters) are in a different world than I am!!!! Wow!

[tommytwomommy]

Voting should be done with an ID, in person and on paper, obviously

[kenoscreams]

Vote for Trump if you don't want to be poor kam kam don't know how to run a rummage sale

[teresarobles]

Really trump😂...never trump again...blue is the solution 💙

[bellabiesel]

B.S. Trump and his mother adored and respected the Queen.

[blaneharrison]

Spending money on wars all around the world

[ChamberedMaiden]

Take a good look at who is speaking in this video. It's a microcosm of who is generally listened to, and is part of the problem. Those doing most of the speaking are not living in the neighborhoods where the influx has the largest impacts. Their communities are the areas that benefit after the immigrants stabilize themselves financially and move out of the areas where they opened their businesses and used up city resources including those for health and education..

Their businesses remain in predominantly minority communities as they move into the suburbs. Businesses that the citizens that live in those communities can't get start up loans to open in those same communities as the government and state officials use the tax dollars of those communities to fund the immigrants and their "American Dreams" but not the aspirations of the citizens who've lived there for generations and work just as hard, but aren't afforded the same resources from their own tax dollars as the immigrants.

Those citizens who live in those communities are told that they don't try hard enough. No, they aren't given the opportunities, financial, and social considerations that the immigrants are given. No business loans unless the businesses are liquor stores and fast food franchises. The cost of their home loans are increased because of who they are if they can qualify. As the one woman stated, their schools are overcrowded. The community students are in classes where half the time is spent teaching in English, and half in a foreign language. Then people wonder why those students aren't up to par with their suburban peers as if the answer isn't obvious.
I'm just being honest, no need to shoot the messenger.