Poll: Growing Number of Republicans Dislike GOP blogs.wsj/washwire/2013/11/01/poll-growing-number-of-republicans-dislike-gop/ November 1, 2013, 8:22 AM Poll: Growing Number of Republicans Dislike GOP October was clearly a cruel month for both President Barack Obama and the Republicans, both of whom saw their images slump to new lows in Wall Street Journal/NBC News polling. But hidden within the data is a more disturbing reality for the Republican Party. Put simply, Democrats are largely content with their own party, while distaste among Republicans for the GOP has grown exponentially this year. The most recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, offers a stark window into widening divisions within the GOP over strategy and what kind of leaders Republicans want going forward. The Democratic Party, by comparison, is a picture of unity. Here are a few glimpses at the very different paths the two parties are now on. In December, just a month after the GOP experienced a string of election losses, nearly two-thirds of all Republicans held a positive view of their party. Ten months later that share has dropped to less than half. Among those who are more wavering in their ties to the GOP—a group that is nearly twice the size of the party’s most fervent followers—affection for the party in the latest poll dropped to 35%, with almost an equal number saying they viewed the party in a negative light. (See table at bottom of this post.) By comparison, nearly three-quarters of all Democrats in the poll said they have a positive view of their party, down just slightly since the end of last year. Even the more wavering among the Democrats are positive toward their party (61%). The sharp divisions over political style with the GOP also have no corollary among Democrats. more... blogs.wsj/washwire/2013/11/01/poll-growing-number-of-republicans-dislike-gop/
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