According to a poll conducted by Quinnipiac University, 55 percent say “affirmative action” should be history, and 71 percent disagree with Sonia Sotomayor’s opinion in Ricci v. DeStefano.
A majority of Americans (70 percent) aren’t buying the “diversity” argument for preferences in government hiring. Apparently, those folks aren’t in decision-making positions in government entities, where such thinking runs rampant. An even larger percentage opposes preferences in the private sector (74 percent).
Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, offers insight:
“Whether it’s a belief that the statute of limitations on past wrongs has run out or economic pressures on workers, programs that supporters call affirmative action and opponents label racial preferences are unpopular with most American voters.”
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