According to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, Americans are more dissatisfied with Democrats and the party than ever before. CNN writes: “Among the American public overall, the Democratic Party’s favorability rating stands at just 29% – a record low in CNN’s polling dating back to 1992 and a drop of 20 points since January 2021, when Trump exited his first term under the shadow of the January 6.”
Democratic-aligned adults say 52% to 48%, that the leadership of the Democratic Party is currently taking the party in the wrong direction.
The poll found Democrats and Democratic-aligned independents say, 57% to 42%, that Democrats should mainly work to stop the Republican agenda, rather than working with the GOP majority to get some Democratic ideas into legislation.
CNN writes of the poll:
The majority’s desire to fight the GOP marks a significant change in the party’s posture from the start of Trump’s first term. A September 2017 poll found a broad 74% majority of Democrats and Democratic leaners saying their party should work with Republicans in an attempt to advance their own priorities, and just 23% advocating for a more combative approach.
Additionally, only 63% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents report a favorable view of their own party, a “dip from 72% in January and 81% at the start of President Joe Biden’s administration” adds CNN. Biden’s administration did not help the party, as favorability ratings for the Democratic Party fell by 18 points among liberals and moderates alike since the start of 2021.
