GOP approval among republicans highest in 11 years

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Washington (CNN) On the heels of a roaring stock market and Republicans' success in passing a tax plan, GOP satisfaction with the direction of the United States is now the highest it has been since 2007, according to a new Gallup poll released Monday.

Some 61% of Republicans said they are "very satisfied" or "somewhat satisfied" with the direction of the country, marking the first time confidence among Republicans has been this high since the second term of President George W. Bush, a Republican.

Across party lines, though, the outlook on the direction of the country isn't as sunny. Overall, only 29% of Americans are satisfied.

Republican confidence in the direction of the country spiked at the start of 2017 following President Donald Trump's inauguration, but began to wither amid setbacks like the party's failure to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Financial confidence appears to be making a positive impact on Republicans. A 30-point bounce upward between late 2017 and early 2018 coincides with the passage of the Republican tax bill. And the polling, done during January 2-7, took place when the Dow cracked 25,000 for the first time.

Democrats' confidence in the direction of the country is at its lowest since at least 2008. Ninety-two percent said they were "very dissatisfied" or "somewhat dissatisfied." And among Independents, 66% expressed dissatisfaction as well.

The Gallup poll was conducted on January 2-7 among a random sample of 1,024 adults reached via cellphone and landline. Results for the full sample have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.

http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/15/politics/republican-satisfaction-gallup-poll-january-2018/index.html?sr=twCNN011518republican-satisfaction-gallup-poll-january-20181250PMVODtop

 

it's time for liberals to put their differences aside and come together. republicans are slowly falling in line with donald trump, and as he tackles infrastructure and the wall this year, i expect his approval rating to grow (infrastructure will likely be passed seeing that some democrats are also for infrastructure spending) so that will be at least 2 major legislative wins for the 2018 midterms, if not 3. it says across party lines his approval rating is at 29% which is actually really high imo considering it isn't a measure of "republican" attitudes.  this ISN'T a good sign and it's important to remember that even though it seems like everyone is against DT, when it comes down to it, he continues to have a lot of support according to this poll.

[Morphine Prince 109,655]

Bigots supporting bigots. Not surprised. 

[DiscoHeaven23 35,007]

Well...

It's been almost 10 years since Obama was elected, so it makes sense that its been 11 years

 

 

[Blond 5,715]

If some liberals weren't so extreme and ignorant,they could come together.

Tbh,Republicans aren't that bad,they just have different point of view.No need to use hyperbola on this one 

Democrats and Republicans are just parties.You can't hate Trump for e.g if most of states elected him.They're people too.

In my opinion things need to be more civil when it comes to politics in the United States

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The only thing to do now is to out-vote them. Forget about "trying to reach out to  republican voters." They are a lost cause.

[Edonis 28,974]

quelle surprise. A party of hypocrites who claim to be morally superior to others, yet support a party plagued with racism, hatred, and pedophillia without condemnation. I guess I can say that I envy their dedication. Sad. 

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Independents are the real demographic that you should keep your eye on here. They'll matter the most when it comes to the midterms and 2020. It's common sense that Dems and Reps will support their own party. 

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Just now, ZacharyMark said:

Independents are the real demographic that you should keep your eye on here. They'll matter the most when it comes to the midterms and 2020. It's common sense that Dems and Reps will support their own party. 

you would think, but i don't think that's true because of what happened in 2016, which paved the way for a DT victory. i remember democrats demonizing hillary when she was the democratic candidate for president, and so people didn't vote or democrats went 3rd party just to avoid her. 

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4 minutes ago, Eighteen said:

you would think, but i don't think that's true because of what happened in 2016, which paved the way for a DT victory. i remember democrats demonizing hillary when she was the democratic candidate for president, and so people didn't vote or democrats went 3rd party just to avoid her. 

Dems still supported her though. 3rd party votes went up, but not enough to extinguish the Dem party. Again, Independents will be the party to look at as we move forward.

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5 minutes ago, ZacharyMark said:

Dems still supported her though. 3rd party votes went up, but not enough to extinguish the Dem party. Again, Independents will be the party to look at as we move forward.

3rd party votes went up because an assload of democratic voters switched in protest against hillary and cost the liberals an election (on top of people staying home)

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1 minute ago, Eighteen said:

3rd party votes went up because an assload of democratic voters switched in protest against hillary and cost the liberals an election (on top of people staying home)

Yes, that's what I was saying... We'll have to keep an eye on the middle ground folks to see where they'll be heading towards the elections.

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5 minutes ago, ZacharyMark said:

Yes, that's what I was saying... We'll have to keep an eye on the middle ground folks to see where they'll be heading towards the elections.

o. well honestly i think if democrats just mobilize we could do just fine without 3rd party voters. but then again, if you're a green party candidate (a liberal party) and you don't vote democratic this time around in a state where it matters i mean idk what to say except you're doing it wrong. also if you're a liberal and you vote libertarian you are DEFINITELY doing it wrong because that's a conservative party that likes to smoke weed 

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3 minutes ago, Eighteen said:

3rd party votes went up because an assload of democratic voters switched in protest against hillary and cost the liberals an election (on top of people staying home)

But also, the same amount of Dems voted for the Dem candidate in 2012 and 2016. However, the increase in Independent and Republican voting went up. 

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Just now, ZacharyMark said:

But also, the same amount of Dems voted for the Dem candidate in 2012 and 2016. However, the increase in Independent and Republican voting went up. 

you might be right about that (i'm not sure) but i wouldn't doubt it. but to see what dems can do when they mobilize the 2008 election is the place to look

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Just now, Eighteen said:

you might be right about that (i'm not sure) but i wouldn't doubt it. but to see what dems can do when they mobilize the 2008 election is the place to look

Yes, the total amount of Dem voters were about the same in those election years. They were both down from 2008, but it should be more of a surprise that Dems were able to hold the amount of voters from 2012 to 2016. I'm sure many Dems were bitting their lips when they ultimately voted for Clinton, but they still came. The problem for Dems was that Republicans had more of a reason to come out. Also, I have a theory that a lot of the Dem voters who voted in 2008 but not in 2012 probably voted Independent in 2016. So you're definitely right in saying that there could've been more voters for Clinton. But there are many other voters too. Going from Obama to Clinton definitely was an extreme imo. And I think that turned off a lot of black voters. But that's just one part of the puzzle. Overall, there were just more Reps that came out to vote in the more crucial parts of the country. That's how Clinton lost the electoral college.