Poll: American voters are deeply divided on DEI and political correctness

The issue of diversity, equity and inclusion programs is among the most tightly divided and polarizing questions in the United States at this time, with wide gaps emerging along partisan and racial lines, according to the latest national NBC News poll.

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Poll: American voters are deeply divided on DEI programs and political correctness

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