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Republicans Leery of Compromise With Biden; Majority Want GOP To Focus on Investigations
A majority of Republicans have a negative view of Mitch McConnell, while GOP views of Kevin McCarthy are much more positive
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- Republicans Leery of Compromise With Biden; Majority Want GOP To Focus on Investigations
- Republicans less likely than Democrats to favor compromise if it means disappointing their party’s voters
- Public is widely concerned that GOP will focus too much on investigating Biden administration, rather than not enough
- Public concern over prices for food and other consumer goods remains high; concerns over energy prices decline
- Democrats are more likely than Republicans to see their party as united, a shift from a year ago
- Biden’s job rating remains in negative territory, with far more strongly disapproving than approving
- Nearly half of the public says Biden will ultimately be an unsuccessful president
- A majority of Republicans have a negative view of Mitch McConnell, while GOP views of Kevin McCarthy are much more positive
- As Kevin McCarthy has become better known, his image has improved among Republicans
- A majority of Americans have an unfavorable view of Kamala Harris
- Modest uptick from 2022 in partisans’ support for leaders compromising with opposing-party leadership
- Economic ratings remain low but are up over the last six months
- Americans remain pessimistic about future economic conditions in the U.S.
- Americans are overwhelmingly concerned about the price of food and consumer goods, gas and energy
- Large majorities in both parties are very concerned about prices for food, consumer goods; Republicans are more concerned about gas and energy prices
- Concerns about gasoline and energy prices are still high but lower than in October
- Relatively few Americans expect improvement in major economic sectors over the next year
- Republicans are more likely than Democrats to predict the affordability of food and goods will worsen this year
- American Trends Panel recruitment surveys
- Invitation and reminder dates, ATP Wave 120
- American Trends Panel weighting dimensions
- Sample sizes and margins of error, ATP Wave 120
- Final dispositions, ATP Wave 120
- Cumulative response rate as of ATP Wave 120