A new Pew poll finds that Americans are taking an increasingly dim view of the Republican Party, a piece of news that’s certain to bring smiles to the faces of Democrats. But the significance here is a bit more complex than it might at first appear:
These days, even Republicans don’t like the GOP very much
The silver lining for the GOP is that, as you can see above, the bulk of the decline consists of self-identified Republicans saying they don’t like the Republican Party. This means the new disapprovers mostly seem to be people who aren’t actually ready to go vote for a Democratic congressional candidate.
On the other hand, disaffection on the part of natural Republicans does help explain why talk of a Donald Trump third-party run scares the GOP.
And even while the biggest source of decline is among self-identified Republicans, it’s also true that the GOP’s favorable numbers with independents are falling, as well.
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