Gallup: Party preference swings dramatically in favor of Democrats

[applegrove]

Gallup: Party preference swings dramatically in favor of Democrats

Fadel Allassan at Axios

https://www.axios.com/gallup-party-preference-democrats-republicans-e6330b61-3cb8-4385-9f5a-1aaef6836cd3.html

"SNIP......

Americans' political party preferences have swung sharply from a 2-point Republican advantage in January to an 11-point Democratic advantage in July, according to Gallup's monthly averages of telephone polls in 2020.

The big picture: The dramatic shift is more a product of fewer people identifying as Republican or Republican-leaning (down 8% since January) than gains among those who identify as Democratic or Democratic-leaning (up 5%).

By the numbers: 

50% of U.S. adults identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party, compared to 39% for the GOP.

32% of Americans polled identified as Democrats, and another 18% said they are independents who lean toward the Democratic Party.Meanwhile, 26% identified as Republicans, with another 13% saying they lean toward the GOP.

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[Midnight Writer]

1. Damn, the Republicans were actually UP in January? That stuns me.

[lagomorph777]

3. Trump has done what nobody since FDR has done.

Heckuva job, Trumpie!

[yortsed snacilbuper]

2. This is going to drive tRump nuts,

oh wait?

[LakeArenal]

5. That's a short drive.

[jaxexpat]

4. It is profound that so many, the apolitical majority, gravitate toward balance......

when confronted with social ugliness. It may not last much past Feb. 2021. However, if democrats dare assume ascendancy and attempt to speak as the majority for the majority they will have a run not seen since Roosevelt.

As a kid I'd listen to apolitical people reminisce humbly about FDR. I know they thought of him as a friend and savior.