The Republican Party has nearly erased their once massive favorability deficit on the Democratic Party.
According to the four most recent public polls conducted on party favorability (see ABC, Fox, CNN and Pew), the Republican Party is now viewed nearly as favorably as the Democratic Party:
Favorability ratings, two major parties, January-February ABC, CNN, Fox and Pew polls
|
Favorable |
Unfavorable |
Net |
| Democratic Party |
46.5% |
46.0% |
0.5% |
| Republican Party |
44.0% |
47.3% |
-3.3% |
Across these four polls, the Democratic lead in party favorability is now only 3.3%. Over the summer, from June through August, the situation was very different in these same four polls:
Favorability ratings, two major parties, June-August ABC, CNN, Fox and Pew polls
|
Favorable |
Unfavorable |
Net |
| Democratic Party |
51.0% |
40.3% |
10.7% |
| Republican Party |
38.3% |
52.3% |
-14.0% |
Over the past six months, the Democratic favorability advantage across these four polls has dropped 21%, from 24.75% to 3.75%. That is a pretty steep decline for six months.
What's worse, the change has come not only from declining Democratic Party favorable ratings, but from improving Republican Party favorable ratings. This is not just seeing the two parties as equally bad, but a real improvement for Republicans. Whatever the cause, a significant percentage of the country seems to have either forgotten or forgiven the problems created under Republican governance.
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