It's not just Trump--voters are abandoning the Republican Party like it's a sinking ship

[Nevilledog]

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/7/16/1961265/-It-s-not-just-Trump-voters-are-abandoning-the-Republican-party-like-it-s-sinking-ship


Republican Party fortunes have taken a decisive turn for the worse. Gallup released remarkable data Thursday showing a dramatic 13-point shift in party affiliation since the beginning of the year.

In January, the GOP had a two-point edge on Democrats in terms of voters who either identified as Republicans or leaned Republican—47%-45%. Now Democrats and Democratic leaners enjoy an 11-point edge, 50%-39%. Check out the graph below.

Graph showing Republicans two points ahead of Democrats in party affiliation in January 2020 and then trailing Democrats by 11 points come June.

What's so stunning is that it's not just Trump shedding support, it's the entire Republican brand. Think about that. Heading into the GOP-led Senate's January impeachment trial, more Americans generally embraced Republicans than Democrats. But after Senate Republicans acquitted Trump in early February in their sham, no-witness trial, party support shifts in favor of Democrats.

By March, as the coronavirus starts grabbing more headlines, Democrats gain a two-point edge. Democrats then nudge up slightly in April.

But around May, Republicans really begin to tank. That plunge comes in the wake of news in late April that the coronavirus death toll surpassed the 58,220 Americans who died in the Vietnam War. In early May, it becomes clear that Trump and the White House have simply surrendered to the virus and pivoted toward reopening state economies without any national testing/tracing plan in place. At that point, Republicans at both the state and federal levels become willing accomplices in Trump's reckless scheme to reopen America before any of the proper tools are in place.

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[struggle4progress]

1. GOP Trump

[lagomorph777]

8. GOP has been Trumped.

They are well and truly on a fast track to oblivion.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. It won't die-- it's too deep-rooted for that. But it will arise from the ashes in a new form.

[Cicada]

3. And in PA only 13% of requested mail in ballots were from Republicans

Dems were about twice that

So Repubs are afraid of mail in ballots. Which will depress their turnout. Some waiting until Election Day will decide to stay home. Too cold. Too rainy. Too scary to be next to possibly infectious others. Too lazy.

Looking pretty good.

[SoonerPride]

4. The Republican party IS the Trump party. That's their problem.

There is no daylight between them.

[Thekaspervote]

5. +1000

[dalton99a]

7. +1. The Party of Trump - The Party of Treason, Racism, Destruction, and Death.

[kurtcagle]

6. Voter Pamphlet Here In Washington

Quite a number of the (more extreme) GOP candidates identified themselves not as Republicans but as "Trump Republicans" in their party affiliation. There is now no difference. Trump owns the party, and when he goes down (I am not even going to consider the alternative) he will take the party and the brand into oblivion

[LiberalFighter]

9. What I would like to see would be actual raw numbers. But polls don't do that.

It would identify whether people are just not identifying as Republican, or if they are dead, or something else.