Poll Shows Republican Voters at Odds on Party Leadership and Direction

[Scuba]

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/poll-shows-republican-voters-at-odds-on-party-leadership-and-direction/?_r=0

Two-thirds of Republican voters said their party needed to address major problems to do better in future presidential elections, according to a Pew Research Center survey released Wednesday, and nearly 6 in 10 said the party needed to reconsider some of its policy positions.

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Among those who said changes in policy standpoints were necessary, the most commonly cited issues were immigration and abortion, followed by gay marriage.

Regarding specific policies, the general sentiment for Republicans was to move further right, particularly on government spending. On immigration, about 4 in 10 Republicans said the party’s position was “about right,” while the same number said Republicans were not conservative enough. On gun policy, most Republicans agreed with their party’s stance.

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What may be most worrisome for Republican leaders is the declining number of Americans who see themselves as Republicans, and the growing ranks of independents. In this most recent Pew poll, just 19 percent identified as Republican, a steady decline from the 30 percent who identified as Republican a decade ago. When those who said they were independent but leaned Republican are included, the total Republicans grow to 37 percent, just slightly down from 42 percent in 2003. Pew’s recent poll found 29 percent of Americans identified as Democrats, roughly the same as the 32 percent who said so in 2003. However, when including leaners, Democrats are holding steadier numbers, with a total 47 percent today, compared to 44 percent in 2003.

[pipoman]

1. Both parties

better beware that a 3rd party devoted to representing US labor, revoking policy encouraging job exportation, with a solid plan to get out of the various wars we are engaged in will result in the death of one or both of our existing parties as we know them..

[Scuba]

2. That would be great.

[KharmaTrain]

5. Then They Better Get Going...

...and like yesterday! Next year there'll be crucial elections in many states where Union and worker rights hang in the balance along with a woman's right to choose, minority voting rights, legislation against GLBT and a list of other right wing pipe dreams and if there was ever a time for a resurgent labor political movement it's right now!!

In states ranging from Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida and a majority of other states, rushpublican, right wing legislatures are doing far more harm to this country than anything I've seen in my lifetime and if they're able to win and expand their power next year look for even greater erosion of rights, no matter whose President...

[Johnny Ready]

3. Selective retention, and selective perception make it impossible for the GOP

The republican's have no direction because they are reading from a playbook that has been left behind. Most republicans... not all employ a psychology called selective retention or selective perception which prevents them from being able to acknowledge evolution and time has changed the society they cannot control. This is the reason it is impossible for the rep. to produce a winning campaign. They refuse to accept the steady progression of new era's. imo.
You cannot win Super Bowl 49 by reading from the playbook that was in affect during Super Bowl 10.

[Scuba]

4. Don't forget they kicked our collective ass in 2010.

[Scurrilous]

6. K & R