A recent poll shows that Americans are prideful and patriotic when thinking of the U.S. flag as the Olympic Games in Tokyo commence.
The survey was conducted by the Trafalgar Group, in conjunction with Convention of States Action (COSA), and surveyed 1,094 voters likely to participate in the general election.
“Heading into the Olympics, these numbers demonstrate that—on issue after issue—America is still America, a nation of good and decent people. The public isn’t buying the lie that our flag is a ‘symbol of hatred’ or oppression, and our Olympians are proud to represent the stars and stripes in Tokyo,” said Mark Meckler, president of COSA. “And for those few who said they feel shame, indifference or suspicion when thinking about our flag, I’d like to remind them that the right to express that view was paid for by the blood of men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect this symbol of freedom around the world.”
The poll finds that a great number of Americans feel positive sentiments about the American flag, with 81.7% saying they felt either "pride" or "patriotism." A majority, 43.6%, said pride, while the other portion of 38.1% said patriotism. Only 8.4% expressed negative emotions of "shame" or "suspicion," while 9.9% described "indifference."
However, party affiliation did report noticeable differences, with 70.1% of Democrats versus 93.9% of Republicans expressing positive emotions, both sides have massive majorities on the positive end.
Respectively, 82.2% of Independents or other parties expressed positive emotions toward the flag.
The Trafalgar Group is a public polling and market research firm. Its website states that Real Clear Politics called it the “most accurate pollster of the cycle among those firms that polled multiple Senate and governor races” this year.
COSA is a grassroots political organization with over five million supporters across the country.
The mission is on calling an Article V Convention of the States to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
COSA only promotes amendments which would impose limitations on the size and scope of the federal government.
There will be 27 athletes competing for Team USA at the Tokyo Olympic Games with ties to the Austin area and they will be hoping that the American flag is on display as they try for a medal in their respective competitions.