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发帖数: 29846 | 1 Democratic Party Favorable Rating Falls to Record Low
by Andrew Dugan
Story Highlights
Democrats' favorable rating at a record-low 36%
Democratic Party lost support among Democrats, independents
Republican Party's favorable rating remains steady at 42%
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After the midterm elections that saw the Democratic
Party suffer significant losses in Congress, a record-low 36% of Americans
say they have a favorable opinion of the party, down six percentage points
from before the elections. The Republican Party's favorable rating, at 42%,
is essentially unchanged from 40%. This marks the first time since September
2011 that the Republican Party has had a higher favorability rating than
the Democratic Party.
Republican and Democratic Party Favorables, 1992-2014
These results come from a Nov. 6-9 Gallup poll, conducted after Republicans
enjoyed a breathtaking sweep of important contests throughout the country in
this year's midterms. The party gained control of the Senate and will
likely capture its largest House majority in nearly a century. Additionally,
the GOP now controls 31 governorships and two-thirds of state legislative
chambers.
The descent in Democrats' ratings caps a wild political ride for both
parties over the past two years. After President Barack Obama's re-election
in 2012, the Democratic Party's favorable rating spiked to 51%, the first
time either party had enjoyed majority support since 2009. However, after
the post-election glow wore off, the party's image settled back down near
the 45% average for the Obama presidency. Meanwhile, Americans' favorable
ratings of the Republican Party collapsed to 28% during the fall 2013
federal government shutdown, the lowest such rating for either party since
Gallup first asked the question in 1992.
Favorable Ratings of the Major U.S. Political Parties: Recent Trend
Because of congressional Republicans' apparent political miscalculation in
allowing the shutdown, some raised the possibility of a Democratic takeover
of the House of Representatives in the 2014 midterms. But the speculation
was short lived. While Republicans agreed to a compromise that ended the
shutdown, the Obama administration made a number of political blunders,
including the botched rollout of the federal government's healthcare website
; a series of international crises in Ukraine, Iraq and Syria; the Veterans
Affairs hospitals scandal; and a criticized response to the first appearance
of the Ebola virus on U.S. soil. Whatever momentum the Democrats gained
during the government shutdown was lost. The Democratic Party's image
stagnated as Republicans' slowly improved, putting the parties at rough
parity heading into the midterms.
The GOP currently has an image advantage over the Democratic Party; still,
neither party is held in particularly high regard. This is yet another sign
of Americans' dissatisfaction with their political system.
Democrats Now Less Likely to Have Positive Image of Own Party
Across party groups, the Republican Party's image held steady from Gallup's
last update in September. But support for the Democratic Party dropped among
independents and among Democrats themselves. Currently, 81% of self-
identified Democrats have a favorable view of their party, down from 88% in
September and 95% shortly after the 2012 election. Independents' ratings of
the Democratic Party, at 25%, are down 10 points from September.
Favorable Ratings of the Democratic Party, by Political Party Identification
, Recent Trend
Bottom Line
After the 2012 election, many political analysts focused on the GOP's "image
problem." Now, it is the Democrats who appear to have the more battered
image. Their favorability rating has never been lower, and they are reeling
from defeats that cost them control of the U.S. Senate and strengthened the
Republican House majority to levels likely not seen in 90 years.
On the other hand, the American public does not admire Republicans more,
their numerous election victories notwithstanding. Neither party can say it
is making significant progress in improving its image among the U.S.
population, but undoubtedly the 2014 elections augmented the GOP's ability
to shape the agenda in Washington and in state capitals across the country.
This newfound power could pose its own problems for the GOP. The party could
be on the verge of winning over a greater segment of the country or, not
unlike the Democrats this year, could see its brand go into a free fall.
This will depend on what Republican leaders do in the coming two years.
Survey Methods
Results for this Gallup poll are based on telephone interviews conducted Nov
. 6-9, 2014, with a random sample of 828 adults, aged 18 and older, living
in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. For results based on the
total sample of national adults, the margin of sampling error is ±4
percentage points at the 95% confidence level.
Each sample of national adults includes a minimum quota of 50% cellphone
respondents and 50% landline respondents, with additional minimum quotas by
time zone within region. Landline and cellular telephone numbers are
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发帖数: 754 | 3 没有谁能在所有的时间欺骗所有的人。
【在 l****z 的大作中提到】
: Democratic Party Favorable Rating Falls to Record Low
: by Andrew Dugan
:
: Story Highlights
: Democrats' favorable rating at a record-low 36%
: Democratic Party lost support among Democrats, independents
: Republican Party's favorable rating remains steady at 42%
: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After the midterm elections that saw the Democratic
: Party suffer significant losses in Congress, a record-low 36% of Americans
: say they have a favorable opinion of the party, down six percentage points
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发帖数: 1451 | 5 现在还支持民主党的那36%，是些什么类型的人，可想而知。 | a**********2
发帖数: 3726 | 6 Leftists, food stampers, Medicaid beneficiaries, and illegal immigrants.
They have sth in common, that is they are tax consumers, not producers.
【在 s******9 的大作中提到】
: 现在还支持民主党的那36%，是些什么类型的人，可想而知。
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发帖数: 1451 | 7 Exactly.
【在 a**********2 的大作中提到】
: Leftists, food stampers, Medicaid beneficiaries, and illegal immigrants.
: They have sth in common, that is they are tax consumers, not producers.
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发帖数: 7733 | 8 无知少女呗。人如其名。
【在 s******9 的大作中提到】
: 现在还支持民主党的那36%，是些什么类型的人，可想而知。
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发帖数: 27064 | 9 不错了，47%不纳税的人至少有11%没支持民猪党
【在 s******9 的大作中提到】
: 现在还支持民主党的那36%，是些什么类型的人，可想而知。
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