America has a major problem: nearly half of Americans — 42% — don’t believe in America. According to Gallup, just 58% of adults say they are either “extremely” or “somewhat” proud to be American. That number has been in steep decline for a decade: In 2004, that number was 91%, and was still 81% as of 2016. Then it began to tumble, and it hasn’t recovered.
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The trend isn’t equivalent across the political spectrum. Republicans have always been far prouder of their country: their pride number has never dropped below 84% in 2022, and currently stands at 92%. The serious decline is located among independents, who have dropped from 76% in 2013 to 53% today, and Democrats, who plummeted from 80% to
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