Tópico: One third of the Republicans are ashamed of that GOP

[Buckaroo Banzai]

Poll: We're republicans and we're all ashamed of this GOP



Dissatisfaction with the GOP extends to within its own ranks. Among Republicans, 33% had an unfavorable impression of their own party. In contrast, 4% of Democrats had an unfavorable impression of their party.

[...] From Bush's inauguration in 2001 to Obama's inauguration in 2009, Republicans lost significant support among nearly every major demographic group, according to a Gallup analysis — among men and women, Americans at all income levels, residents of every region and those ages 18-64.

The losses were particularly steep among those under 30, the rising Millennial generation. Support for the GOP among college graduates fell by about 10 percentage points. Surveys of voters as they left polling places also showed a significant decline among Hispanics, the nation's fastest-growing ethnic group.

Republicans maintained support among seniors, conservatives and frequent churchgoers. [...]


http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-06-09-poll-parties_N.htm?csp=24&RM_Exclude=Juno