Americans view the GOP less favorably now than they did at the beginning of the year, when Republicans took control of both houses of Congress.
A new Pew poll finds that favorability among Americans for Republicans is at 32 percent – which is 9 percentage points less than in January – while 60 percent of the survey-takers said they viewed the GOP unfavorably now. Perceptions of Democrats, meanwhile, have remained split.
When favorability ratings were broken out by party of the poll participant, Pew found that the percentage of Republicans who had positive views of the GOP dropped by 20 point percentage points since January – from 86 percent to 66 percent – while positive perceptions of the Democratic Party among Democrats have hovered in the mid-80s.
Not much has shifted in regards to which party Americans thought could better manage the federal government, with the 2 percentage point advantage Democrats had on the GOP in October 2014 shrinking to 1 percentage point now.
The Democratic Party gained traction on specific issues, such as abortion, foreign policy, taxes, education, and the economy, where they were viewed more favorably now than they were in February.
For the report, Pew surveyed 2,002 adults nationwide via telephone
between July 14-20, 2015, with a margin of error of 2.5 percent among
the total sample.
Piffle. Look at the favorability lead the Dems had through the 2010 and 2014 election cycles.
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Piffle. Look at the favorability lead the Dems had through the 2010 and 2014 election cycles"
Ah yes, the old I know you are, but what am I argument. Worked on the playground, why not here right?
One more clown on the GOP Primary bus, that oughta turn the tide.
Sounds like Republicans are not as enamored with the “deep, deep bench” of candidates they have been handed. Thanks to Donald Trump the mask has slipped off the rancid face of the GOP. Go, Donald, Go.
Won’t change a thing. Come election time, it’ll be same shit, different day.