US Edition‘They roll right over’: Many Democrats call their party weak and ineffective, AP-NORC poll finds
UNITED STATES, AUG 3 – An AP-NORC poll found 35% of Democrats describe their party negatively amid concerns over leadership and electoral setbacks, while Republicans express more positive views of their party.
- The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found many Democrats described their party as weak or ineffective.
- Nearly nine months after President Trump’s reelection, Cathia Krehbiel, a Democrat from Indianola, Iowa, called her party `spineless` and criticized its response.
- Comparisons show about 4 in 10 U.S. adults used negative words for both parties, with 43% criticizing Republicans and 39% Democrats.
- Such disillusionment could weaken Democrats' efforts to win at least one chamber in 2026, Jim Williams, a Michigan retiree, warned.
- With focus turning to fall and next year’s contests, the AP-NORC poll finds internal divisions worry political organizations ahead of elections in New Jersey and Virginia.
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Many Democrats see party as ‘weak,’ ‘ineffective’: Survey
Many Democrats describe their party as “weak” or “ineffective,” according to a new survey showing growing pessimism in the party. In the July poll, conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, respondents were asked to share the first word that came to mind when thinking about both parties. Researchers then grouped those…
Not in 35 years have so few people had confidence in the party, new figures show. Many are prepared to take on the leadership role to get the party off the ground.
Many Democrats in the U.S. regard their political party as “weak” or “inefficient,” according to a poll that reveals considerable pessimism in their ranks. A poll that joins other recent ones that exposes the bad timing of the opposition community that fails to articulate a strategy to deal with the administration of Republican Donald Trump. The poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research in July reveals warnin…
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'They roll right over': Many Democrats call their party weak and ineffective, poll finds
Republicans are more complimentary of their party, although a small but significant share describe the GOP as "greedy" or say it is generally "bad."
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