Poll: GOP losses big in many demographics
Published: May 19, 2009 at 12:31 PM


PRINCETON, N.J., May 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Republican Party is
hemorrhaging members in nearly all demographic subgroups, a study of
Gallup Poll results released Tuesday indicates.

Since the first year of former President George W. Bush's first term,
the Republican Party has maintained its support only among frequent
churchgoers, conservatives and senior citizens, where membership decline
is minimal, Gallup said.

Aggregated Gallup Poll data indicate the chasm between "leaning toward"
party identification is 53 percent for Democrats and 39 percent for
Republicans. Respondents who identified with a political party indicated
36 percent identified themselves as Democrats, while 37 percent said
they were independents and 27 percent said they were Republicans.

The GOP losses were substantial among college graduates, with aggregate
results showing a decline of 10 percentage points, the Princeton, N.J.,
polling agency said. In general, Gallup said the GOP lost followers in
subgroups in which it wasn't strong initially.

The GOP generally avoided huge losses among its most loyal groups,
including frequent churchgoers and self-identified conservatives, Gallup
said.

Results are based on telephone interviews with 7,139 adults in polls
conducted January-April 2009. The margin of error is 1 percentage point.


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Whoops..that headline should have been "Finally, Good News for America"

On May 19, 8:47*pm, HK wrote:
Poll: GOP losses big in many demographics
Published: May 19, 2009 at 12:31 PM

PRINCETON, N.J., May 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Republican Party is
hemorrhaging members in nearly all demographic subgroups, a study of
Gallup Poll results released Tuesday indicates.

Since the first year of former President George W. Bush's first term,
the Republican Party has maintained its support only among frequent
churchgoers, conservatives and senior citizens, where membership decline
is minimal, Gallup said.

Aggregated Gallup Poll data indicate the chasm between "leaning toward"
party identification is 53 percent for Democrats and 39 percent for
Republicans. Respondents who identified with a political party indicated
36 percent identified themselves as Democrats, while 37 percent said
they were independents and 27 percent said they were Republicans.

The GOP losses were substantial among college graduates, with aggregate
results showing a decline of 10 percentage points, the Princeton, N.J.,
polling agency said. In general, Gallup said the GOP lost followers in
subgroups in which it wasn't strong initially.

The GOP generally avoided huge losses among its most loyal groups,
including frequent churchgoers and self-identified conservatives, Gallup
said.

Results are based on telephone interviews with 7,139 adults in polls
conducted January-April 2009. The margin of error is 1 percentage point.

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Whoops..that headline should have been "Finally, Good News for America"

Quite an interesting poll, Herr Krause.
7,139 polled out of several million in your Nation?

Extraordinary findings! I'm sure the pollsters in question are
authoritative leaders concerning the mindset of your country.

On Tue, 19 May 2009 19:01:23 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On May 19, 8:47*pm, HK wrote:
Poll: GOP losses big in many demographics
Published: May 19, 2009 at 12:31 PM

PRINCETON, N.J., May 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Republican Party is
hemorrhaging members in nearly all demographic subgroups, a study of
Gallup Poll results released Tuesday indicates.

Since the first year of former President George W. Bush's first term,
the Republican Party has maintained its support only among frequent
churchgoers, conservatives and senior citizens, where membership decline
is minimal, Gallup said.

Aggregated Gallup Poll data indicate the chasm between "leaning toward"
party identification is 53 percent for Democrats and 39 percent for
Republicans. Respondents who identified with a political party indicated
36 percent identified themselves as Democrats, while 37 percent said
they were independents and 27 percent said they were Republicans.

The GOP losses were substantial among college graduates, with aggregate
results showing a decline of 10 percentage points, the Princeton, N.J.,
polling agency said. In general, Gallup said the GOP lost followers in
subgroups in which it wasn't strong initially.

The GOP generally avoided huge losses among its most loyal groups,
including frequent churchgoers and self-identified conservatives, Gallup
said.

Results are based on telephone interviews with 7,139 adults in polls
conducted January-April 2009. The margin of error is 1 percentage point.

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Whoops..that headline should have been "Finally, Good News for America"

Quite an interesting poll, Herr Krause.
7,139 polled out of several million in your Nation?

Extraordinary findings! I'm sure the pollsters in question are
authoritative leaders concerning the mindset of your country.

Gallup was very forgiving towards Republicans during the last election
cycle. I expect they're pretty close to right.

On May 19, 10:49*pm, jps wrote:
On Tue, 19 May 2009 19:01:23 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On May 19, 8:47*pm, HK wrote:
Poll: GOP losses big in many demographics
Published: May 19, 2009 at 12:31 PM

PRINCETON, N.J., May 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Republican Party is
hemorrhaging members in nearly all demographic subgroups, a study of
Gallup Poll results released Tuesday indicates.

Since the first year of former President George W. Bush's first term,
the Republican Party has maintained its support only among frequent
churchgoers, conservatives and senior citizens, where membership decline
is minimal, Gallup said.

Aggregated Gallup Poll data indicate the chasm between "leaning toward"
party identification is 53 percent for Democrats and 39 percent for
Republicans. Respondents who identified with a political party indicated
36 percent identified themselves as Democrats, while 37 percent said
they were independents and 27 percent said they were Republicans.

The GOP losses were substantial among college graduates, with aggregate
results showing a decline of 10 percentage points, the Princeton, N.J.,
polling agency said. In general, Gallup said the GOP lost followers in
subgroups in which it wasn't strong initially.

The GOP generally avoided huge losses among its most loyal groups,
including frequent churchgoers and self-identified conservatives, Gallup
said.

Results are based on telephone interviews with 7,139 adults in polls
conducted January-April 2009. The margin of error is 1 percentage point.