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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPoll. "which individual person best exemplifies American democracy's highest ideals?" Lincoln, Obama, Washington, MLK
Orange sleepy man didn't make the cut
https://www.union-bulletin.com/news/national/gen-z-is-more-optimistic-than-boomers-but-less-attached-to-america-poll-finds/article_c4032b9c-e15a-5229-87f8-0dde119c19f2.html
Thinking of all the public figures over the last 250 years, which single individual person best exemplifies American democracys highest ideals?
Abraham Lincoln ranked first on this open-ended question, receiving 20%
Barack Obama, who was the first Black president, 11%
George Washington, the first U.S. president, 9%
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights leader, 9%
RockCreek
(1,548 posts)Article is by subscription, so I can't access the list of options polled.
SheltieLover
(82,145 posts)RockCreek
(1,548 posts)But the OP links to a newspaper article referring to actual poll results. I'm wondering what the choices were in the original poll.
SheltieLover
(82,145 posts)jmowreader
(53,472 posts)Put me down for Barack Obama. He's a real-life version of all the people Horatio Alger wrote about.
MerryBlooms
(12,455 posts)But, not really taught about unless you take specific classes or seek out our Women in American history. The First Ladies series, I think was CSPAN? Was amazing!!
MerryBlooms
(12,455 posts)MerryBlooms
(12,455 posts)Lady Bird Johnson has always stood out for me, because of her wildflower project. We're losing our wildflowers at an alarming rate. I'm planting milkweed to help Monarch butterfly. We're losing our orchards to development, wildflowers to pavement... We're literally A Hot Mess 😭
Solly Mack
(97,334 posts)SheltieLover
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(4,577 posts)lame54
(40,250 posts)Ghost of Tom Joad
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