Delusional

Following the shooting in Orlando, the Gallup organization polled Americans. Their question: was the action Islamic terrorism or domestic gun violence.

Republicans and Democrats have starkly different interpretations of what the recent mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub represents. While 79% of Republicans view it primarily as an act of Islamic terrorism, the majority of Democrats, 60%, see it as an act of domestic gun violence.

It is clear that Americans' political views influence how they interpret the tragedy and, by extension, shape their views of the policies leaders should pursue to prevent similar incidents.

Do you get the sense Democrats and Republicans experience our country very differently? Results like these lend support to that view. Very likely each group views the other as delusional.

I believe the Orlando shooting was gun violence committed to perpetrate Islamic terrorism. It was "domestic" only in the sense the shooter was American-born, of parents who should never have been allowed to immigrate here.