Fewer than 1 in 5 Dems feel proud to be American ahead of 250th birthday compared to 2 in 3 of Republicans

Red, white and boo.Less than one in five Democratic voters said they are proud to be American in a recent poll ahead of America’s 250th birthday next month — compared to more than two-thirds of their Republican counterparts.Those surveyed were asked what term best described how they felt when they thought about the United States marking its semiquincentennial anniversary, and Dems had almost nothing good to say.Just 18% of self-described Democrats said they felt “Proud” and only 17% felt “Grateful,” according to polling conducted by Elon University and published on Tuesday.A bigger number of Democrats (21%) said they felt “Conflicted” about America, 15% “Disappointed,” 6% “Frustrated,” and nearly a quarter (24%) had “No strong feelings,” the survey showed.That contrasted strongly with self-described Republican voters, of whom 68% said they felt “Proud” and 19% felt “Grateful.”Just 1% of Republicans felt “Disappointed,” about America, 1% felt “Frustrated,” and 9% had “No strong feelings.”Democrats were also less than half as likely as their Republican counterparts to express enthusiasm in attending an event related to America’s 250th anniversary this July 4.Just 11% of Democrats said they were “Very likely” to personally participate in events or activities related to this year’s semiquincentennial, while less than a quarter (21%) said they were “Somewhat likely” to take part in the celebrations.That compared to 28% of Republicans who said they were “Very likely” to attend an event, and 36% who said they were “Somewhat likely” to go.Over a quarter of Democrats (28%) said they were “Not very likely” to attend anniversary events, 34% answered “Not at all likely,” and 6% said they were “Not sure” they would go to any celebrations.Only 18% of Republicans said they were “Not very likely” to go to any events, 11% said “Not at all likely,” and 8% answered, “Not sure.”Democrats were al...