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Tuesday, September 25th, 2018

Republican Party Favorability Highest in Seven Years

Author:     JIM NORMAN
Source:     The Gallup Organization
Publication Date:     SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
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Stephan:   In the midst of everything going on the Republican Party has gone up nine-points in popularity amongst Americans. The Republicans are more popular than the Democratic Party according to The Gallup Organization. As I read this survey I thought back through history and the truth is empires fail not because they are defeated militarily but because of citizen rot. It is a kind of social cancer, and I am afraid the U.S. society is in fourth stage.   We are poised to put a second sexual predator on the Supreme Court unless another bombshell stops it. Think about that: on the highest court in the country, two men who are sexual predators will be ruling on our laws starting with Roe v Wade.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS

  • Republican favorability at 45%, Democrats at 44%
  • Democrats generally have had the upper hand in favorability ratings
  • Major gains for Republican Party within the party, including leaners

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Forty-five percent of Americans now have a favorable view of the Republican Party, a nine-point gain from last September’s 36%. It is the party’s most positive image since it registered 47% in January 2011, shortly after taking control of the House in the 2010 midterm elections. Forty-four percent give the Democratic Party a favorable rating.

Line graph. Forty-five percent of Americans view the Republican Party favorably; 44% say the same of Democrats.

The parity in Republicans’ and Democrats’ favorable ratings marks a change from what has generally been the case since Barack Obama’s election as president in November 2008. Republicans have usually been rated less positively than Democrats over this time, with the Republican Party’s favorability rating for the last decade averaging 39%, compared with the Democratic Party’s 44%.

Only one other time in the last decade has the Republican Party had a significantly higher score […]

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