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23. "compromise" is a dirty word, but the latest Pew poll says it is a "Democratic" trait

Compromise Continues to Garner Public Support

Eight-in-ten (80%) Americans now agree with the statement: “I like political leaders who are willing to make compromises in order to get the job done,” and support for compromise –framed in this way – is little changed over the last 15 years.

Today, an overwhelming majority of Democrats (90%) find compromise appealing in a political leader, as do 68% of Republicans. Over the past 15 years, more Democrats than Republicans have preferred political leaders who compromise.

Those figures leave almost a third of republicans as not valuing compromise. Much of their motivated base - teabaggers, libertarians, etc. - would be in that one third. Maybe this shows what a motived, unwilling-to-compromise 1/3 of a party can do to the direction of that party.

OTOH, only 10% of Democrats (not of DU'ers? ) reject compromise "to get the job done" as appealing in a political leader. Does this mean that Democrats care more about what is good for the country rather than achieving their partisan goals?

It seems to me that a party with an uncompromising, hyper-partisan 1/3 will usually triumph over a party in which 90% are willing compromise for the good of the country. That is true even though the policies promoted by the uncompromising 1/3 of republicans are terrible for the country.