We love to bash Republicans around here, but we're pretty much political Junkies and know a good deal more about what they're doing to our democracy and country than most of the general public. But even if you're a member of the uninformed public that neglects your responsibility to be an informed citizen, you just can't avoid realizing just how awful these people really are.
Of course if you're uninformed enough, you fall into the false equivalence of they're all the same, and you buy into the meme of a pox on both your houses, so some of this discontent rubs off on the Democrats.
From a new ABC poll
I'll try to build a little table with some of the results.
Here's the results for Republicans
Favorable unfavorable
All Adults 35 60
Registered Voters 38 60
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Democrats 14 85
Republicans 79 21
Independents 31 61
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Male 38 59
Female 33 62
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<$50K 32 63
$50K-$100K 38 56
>$100K 39 61
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Liberal 16 80
Moderate 32 66
Conservative 59 38
Hard to find anyone who is satisfied with the dysfunctional party the Oligarchs have built. But what about the Dems?
Favorable unfavorable
All Adults 49 46
Registered Voters 51 46
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Democrats 85 14
Republicans 15 85
Independents 41 50
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Male 44 52
Female 54 40
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<$50K 51 44
$50K-$100K 46 48
>$100K 53 46
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Liberal 73 24
Moderate 52 45
Conservative 28 70
Now these aren't the types of numbers that Democrats can jump up and down over, but they're sure a lot better than the Republicans. The Dems do better than the Republicans in almost every category. I was pretty surprised to see those numbers broke down by income. Even the rich are turning against the radicalized Republicans.
So this is a ray of hope for Nov. The question becomes, how many of these people will show up at the polls, and how many will once again vote against their own interests.