The belief that if you work, you will be able to succeed has fallen in recent years, but a strong 70% majority still believes it is true. 

Democrats have always been less likely to believe the American dream exists, with just 60% believing the above statement is true today compared to 88% of Republicans. Just 10 years ago, 68% of Democrats still believed in the American dream.

Democratic Party skepticism in the ability of hard work to benefit everyone has an unsurprising source: Democrats believe America is a fundamentally racist country and that it is this racism, not any difference in behavior within groups, that

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