Poll from Pew: Republican Party approval ratings lowest in decades

[RKP5637]

I think much of America is starting to get how crazy the republican party is today!

http://onpolitics.usatoday.com/2015/07/24/poll-republican-party-approval-ratings-lowest-in-decades/

The already raucous Republican presidential campaign may be hurting the party’s brand.

[whatthehey]

1. I wish this were true, but I think we may just be seeing a hardening of the right

Much like it's possible, nay probable, to say that ACA favorability polls overstate rightleaning opposition because non-approvers can also be those who thought it did not go far enough, disapproval of the Reps may very well be coming from those who think they are too moderate. That's certainly the biggest barstool chatter reason I come across, and Trump's popularity is not coming from the Rockefeller wing.

[RKP5637]

2. That, would be concerning >>> "disapproval of the Reps may very well be coming from those who think

they are too moderate."

[Eleanors38]

5. That's possible. The right is forging and re-forging its base...

The ultra extreme right is the biggest, most influential component of the GOP. It knows it can wag the dog and exert influence all the way up that party, and effect virtually unshakeable influence, even when it is not in official power.

An enduring myth in the U.S.: Even when money is not a factor, a distinct minority can run the show. Government included.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

3. its the gerry mandering of districts that is killing us.

i think democrats in the house of reps got a million more votes, even though there are more republicans in the house. (i could be off on the numbers, too lazy to google now).

[pampango]

4. "The Republican Party is viewed as more extreme in its positions than the Democratic Party."

Currently, 52% say the GOP is more extreme, compared with 35% who say this better describes the Democratic Party.

The Democratic Party continues to hold wide advantages over the Republicans on empathy and honesty. By 53% to 31%, the Democratic Party is viewed as “more concerned with the needs of people like me.” And the Democrats hold a 16-point lead on governing in an honest and ethical way (45% to 29%).



Currently, about eight-in-ten Republicans (82%) disapprove of Obama’s performance, while views among independents remain mixed (48% disapprove, 44% approve). Obama continues to receive positive ratings from about eight-in-ten Democrats (79% approve, 16% disapprove). Ratings of Obama among partisans and independents are relatively unchanged over the last year.



http://www.people-press.org/2015/07/23/gops-favorability-rating-takes-a-negative-turn/

http://www.people-press.org/2015/07/23/gops-favorability-rating-takes-a-negative-turn/

[RKP5637]

6. Thanks!!! n/t