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everyonematters

(4,223 posts) Tue Apr 28, 2026, 11:19 AM Tuesday

Some results in today's YouGov poll

favorability of Democrats in Congress:
Reg voters:
favorable 36%
unfavorable 60%

unfavourability with Democrats 21%

with independents
favorable 27%
unfavorable 55%

favorability of Republicans in Congress:
reg voters:
favorable 36%
unfavorable 60%

unfavourability with Republicans 18%

Should gerrymandering be allowed:
reg voters:
yes 7%
no 68%

with independents:
yes 5%
no 70%

How many members of congress do you think are corrupt?
reg voters:

most more than half 40%
many less than half 36%
a few 5-20 21%
almost none 3%

https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/econTabReport_Ty7ikPd.pdf

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Some results in today's YouGov poll (Original Post) everyonematters Tuesday OP

It is ridiculous that the two parties get the same approval. That is a glaring messaging problem. Scrivener7 Tuesday #1

This polling seems to confirm that the country is center-right ... PBC_Democrat Tuesday #2

And yet when you ask about specific policies, the country overwhelmingly supports Democratic policies. Scrivener7 Tuesday #3

Nonsense. Those labels are utterly arbitrary Bluetus Tuesday #4

Scrivener7

(59,927 posts)

1. It is ridiculous that the two parties get the same approval. That is a glaring messaging problem.

Reply to everyonematters (Original post)

Tue Apr 28, 2026, 11:27 AM

Tuesday

PBC_Democrat

(452 posts)

2. This polling seems to confirm that the country is center-right ...

Reply to everyonematters (Original post)

Tue Apr 28, 2026, 11:42 AM

Tuesday

Total Liberal 26%
Total Conservative 32%

Total Liberal -- Male 23%
Total Conservative -- Male 34%

Total Liberal -- Female 28%
Total Conservative -- Female 30%

Scrivener7

(59,927 posts)

3. And yet when you ask about specific policies, the country overwhelmingly supports Democratic policies.

Reply to PBC_Democrat (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 28, 2026, 12:56 PM

Tuesday

They vote for republicans because they still think, against all evidence, that republicans are the party of law and order and of fiscal responsibility.

THAT is a real messaging problem.

Bluetus

(2,999 posts)

4. Nonsense. Those labels are utterly arbitrary

Reply to PBC_Democrat (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 28, 2026, 01:05 PM

Tuesday

Democrats in general have been almost completely silent about things Democrats want to see in our society, at the same time that Republicans have been screaming about "woke" and "open borders".

See Overton Window.

Biden was the least visible President in modern history, the fewest news conferences, and he almost never talked about any big vision for the country. Obama was more visible, but always in a "no Drama, Obama" way. And before that we had Clinton , who is best known for triangulating as a "new Democrat".

We have to go back to Carter to find anybody consistently advocating for progressive values. Most Americans alive today were born after Carter left office.

Every Republican since 1988 entered office with lower popular vote than the Democrat they were running against. (Trump's second term was delayed 4 years.)

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