A new CNN poll finds that the Democrat Party is at its lowest point on more than 30 years.
The poll, conducted for CNN by SSRS Opinion Panel found only 33 percent had a favorable view of the Democrat Part, the lowest since 1992.
It also found that 58 percent of those who said they are Democrats feel that the party needs “major changes” going forward. In 2022, that measured in at only 34 percent of Democrats who felt their party had stumbled.
Meanwhile, the number of Republicans who felt their party needed major changes went from 38 percent in 2022 to only 28 percent today.
CNN added:
Only 49% of Democratic-aligned adults say they expect their party’s congressional representatives to be even somewhat effective at resisting GOP policies, while more than 9 in 10 Republican-aligned adults expect their party’s congressional representatives — who now control both chambers of Congress — to be at least somewhat effective at passing new laws to enact their agenda.
But across party lines, the predominant political mood is one of discontent. Most adults in the US describe themselves as disappointed (70%) and frustrated (64%) with the nation’s politics today, with nearly half calling themselves burned out. About 4 in 10 say they’re angry, rising to 52% among Democratic-aligned women. Fewer than 20% say they’re optimistic, fired up, inspired or proud.
Only 23% of all registered voters say they’re satisfied with the influence people like them have on the political process, down from 38% in a poll taken last autumn — a decline that reflects rising dissatisfaction among voters in both parties. And only about half of all adults, 48%, say they’re confident that elections reflect the will of the people, although that’s actually an uptick from readings in the low 40s over the past three years. Confidence has undergone a partisan reversal in the wake of Trump’s electoral victory, soaring from 29% in July 2023 to 67% now among Republican-aligned adults, and dipping from 59% to 39% among Democratic-aligned adults over the same period of time.
Meanwhile, A poll by the New York Times IPSOS found that majorities also support Donald Trump’s main initiatives:
Results in this NYT/IPSOS poll are something.
-88% support deporting illegal immigrants w criminal records
– 56% support deporting all illegal immigrants
– 79% oppose transgender athletes competing in female sports
– 71% oppose puberty blockers to minors for Gender Dysphoria. pic.twitter.com/qIqFAL3C9W— AG (@AGHamilton29) January 18, 2025
Huge numbers of Americans want Donald Trump to do everything he has promised to do.
The Democrats are in serious decline.
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