Republicans and Democrats negatively characterize other party, generally positive toward own | Pew Research Center

August 5, 2022

2. Traits of the parties; Trump and the GOP

Republicans and Democrats negatively characterize other party, generally positive toward own

Republicans and Democrats negatively characterize other party, generally positive toward own

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2. Traits of the parties; Trump and the GOP
Public criticism of the parties: Majorities say they are each too extreme, don’t govern honestly and ethically
Republicans and Democrats negatively characterize other party, generally positive toward own
About a quarter see neither party as governing in an honest and ethical way, 30% see both as too extreme
A majority of ‘strong’ Republicans say they like political leaders who claim that Trump won in 2020
Republican views of leaders who say Trump won in 2020 are essentially unchanged over the past year
Republicans without college degrees have more positive views of leaders who say Trump won in 2020
Democrats more likely than Republicans to say they like political leaders who think the opposing party has good ideas on some issues
Differences by party, age in views of whether a person’s party says a lot or a little about their character