New Poll: Americans Trust Democrats More

A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that Americans trust Democrats more than their Republican counterparts.

“The poll shows broad dissatisfaction with Washington politicians,” according to the Washington Post. “Just 22 percent say they are inclined to reelect their representatives in Congress. Almost seven in 10 Americans (68 percent) say they are inclined to look around for someone new this fall, the highest percentage recorded in a Post-ABC poll.”

President Obama’s approval rating remains unchanged since January with 46 percent approving of the job he is doing versus 50 percent disapproving.

“Despite the problems with the health-care law’s implementation, Democrats maintain an edge over Republicans on which party Americans trust to deal with the issue, by a margin of 44 percent to 36 percent. Democrats hold advantages of the same size on energy and immigration. On helping the middle class, the Democrats have a 13-point advantage over the Republicans.

The public rates the two parties about evenly on handling the economy, dealing with taxes and managing the federal budget deficit. Earlier this year, Republicans had a 10-point edge on the deficit, but that has narrowed to two points.”

The poll found that “Half of all Americans say they are more likely to back a candidate who supports raising the minimum wage,” which give Democrats as advantage since it is a key part of their message this election.

Regarding the Tea Party, the poll found that “the percentage of people who say they are less likely to support a candidate who backs the tea party movement (36 percent) was twice the percentage who say they are more likely (16 percent).” The poll went on to note that:

“One aspect of this year’s elections is the number of tea party challengers who are taking on Republican incumbents, including half a dozen sitting GOP senators. By a narrow margin (47 to 41 percent), Republicans and GOP-leaning independents see this as a bad thing rather than a good thing.”

You can watch former GOP Chair Michael Steele and political consultant David Axelrod debate this poll with Chris Matthews on Hardball.

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