Majorities of both Republican and Democratic voters supported the Muslim ban

Evidence

Only days after he introduced the proposal for a Muslim ban, a December 9, 2015, Bloomberg poll found that over two-thirds of likely Republican voters supported the idea. Over half of likely Republican voters said they “strongly support[ed]” the ban, with 14 percent expressing “not so strong favor” for the measure. On the other side, 25 percent of likely Democratic voters either supported the ban or were unsure, illustrating that Trump’s explicit Islamophobic appeals resonated not only with a large majority of Republican voters, but with a sizable segment of Democratic voters as well. These figures again illustrate that Islamophobia is not exclusive to the right and the swelling segment of new-wave conservative hatemongers dubbed the “alt right,” but, as examined in chapter 1, is also a rising form of animus on the left. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 507

Categorization

• XREF: Corroborates the chapter 1 claim (referenced in text) that Islamophobia is rising on the left, not just the right. — connects to: Democratic and Republican parties practice different but complementary forms of Islamophobia — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 327; Majorities of Americans endorsed profiling Muslims even while viewing Islam favorably — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 82; Substantial minorities of Americans endorse curtailing Muslim civil liberties — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 756 (+2 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 507

Broader Connections

• Majorities of Americans endorsed profiling Muslims even while viewing Islam favorably #corroborates (0.80) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 82
• Anti-Muslim sentiment spans opposing political groups, not just white conservatives #corroborates (0.80)
• Majorities of Americans approved of Muslim surveillance even while holding positive views of Islam. #corroborates (0.75) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 64
• Substantial minorities of Americans endorse curtailing Muslim civil liberties #complicates (0.50) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 756