INDEPENDENTS VIEW OF THOSE IN WASHINGTON D.C. and a Couple of other things.
Since independents make up 42% of the electorate compared to 30% for the Democrats and 26% for the Republicans, I decided to research independents only views on our leaders in Washington and somethings affiliated with the two major parties. The views of independents often get overlooked, but here they are in all their glory. This is as 3 July 2017.
Independents view of our elected leaders in a positive or negative view. The percentages do not add up to 100% as quite a lot of independents fall into the Don’t know or Haven’t heard enough column or category.
President Donald Trump Positive 39% Negative 48%
Speaker Paul Ryan Positive 25% Negative 44%
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Positive 15% Negative 43%
House minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Positive 18% Negative 48%
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Positive 16% Negative 38
Congressional leaders are viewed a lot less positive than Trump and a bit less negative also. The exception is House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi who has the same 48% negative view by independents they gave President Trump. Her positive view is 21 points below President Trump in independents eyes.
Political parties
Democratic Party 20% positive 55% negative
Republican Party 27% positive 50% negative
Talk about a pox on both major parties. I suppose that shouldn’t surprise anyone, after all they are independents for a reason, that reason is they don’t like either party.
Congressional Parties, not to be confused with independents view of the political parties as a whole. This is the view of those in congress and in congress only.
Democratic congressional members 20% positive 55% negative
Republican congressional member 21% positive 52% negative
Hmm, no difference between independents view of the Democratic Party as a whole and the Democratic Party’s congressional members. Now the Republicans congressional members drop or are viewed a lot less positive than the Republican Party as a whole. That is something to poinder.
Direction of the country 27% of independents think the country is headed in the right direction versus 51% who think it is headed in the wrong direction.
With all this focus on the media lately, independents have a 30% positive view or say they trust the media to report the news accurately and fairly accurately either most or some of the time compared to a 55% with a negative view.
Independents on Obamacare, 24% think it has been a success, 36% a failure.
Independents on either expand, keep as is or repeal Obamacare, 27% expand it, 10% keep as is, 39% repeal it.
Independents on Trumpcare, 23% favor replacement of the ACA with the AHCA, 39% Oppose the replacement of the ACA with the AHCA.
There are the numbers, make of them what you will. But I have given independents a voice.
Since independents make up 42% of the electorate compared to 30% for the Democrats and 26% for the Republicans, I decided to research independents only views on our leaders in Washington and somethings affiliated with the two major parties. The views of independents often get overlooked, but here they are in all their glory. This is as 3 July 2017.
Independents view of our elected leaders in a positive or negative view. The percentages do not add up to 100% as quite a lot of independents fall into the Don’t know or Haven’t heard enough column or category.
President Donald Trump Positive 39% Negative 48%
Speaker Paul Ryan Positive 25% Negative 44%
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Positive 15% Negative 43%
House minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Positive 18% Negative 48%
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Positive 16% Negative 38
Congressional leaders are viewed a lot less positive than Trump and a bit less negative also. The exception is House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi who has the same 48% negative view by independents they gave President Trump. Her positive view is 21 points below President Trump in independents eyes.
Political parties
Democratic Party 20% positive 55% negative
Republican Party 27% positive 50% negative
Talk about a pox on both major parties. I suppose that shouldn’t surprise anyone, after all they are independents for a reason, that reason is they don’t like either party.
Congressional Parties, not to be confused with independents view of the political parties as a whole. This is the view of those in congress and in congress only.
Democratic congressional members 20% positive 55% negative
Republican congressional member 21% positive 52% negative
Hmm, no difference between independents view of the Democratic Party as a whole and the Democratic Party’s congressional members. Now the Republicans congressional members drop or are viewed a lot less positive than the Republican Party as a whole. That is something to poinder.
Direction of the country 27% of independents think the country is headed in the right direction versus 51% who think it is headed in the wrong direction.
With all this focus on the media lately, independents have a 30% positive view or say they trust the media to report the news accurately and fairly accurately either most or some of the time compared to a 55% with a negative view.
Independents on Obamacare, 24% think it has been a success, 36% a failure.
Independents on either expand, keep as is or repeal Obamacare, 27% expand it, 10% keep as is, 39% repeal it.
Independents on Trumpcare, 23% favor replacement of the ACA with the AHCA, 39% Oppose the replacement of the ACA with the AHCA.
There are the numbers, make of them what you will. But I have given independents a voice.