I didn't know what else to do with this article because related threads are closed, so I started a new one.
Republican Party Too Extreme, Majority Of Americans Say: Poll
It will be interesting to see how the GOP evolves from this point on.
Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if radical conservaties break off and start their own party because they so firmly believe in extremist views. But then again, they'll have no choice but to vote Republican during each election because of how our system is. We'll just see how this plays out.
For the first time, a majority of Americans now say the Republican Party is too extreme, according to a poll released Thursday by CNN/ORC.
Fifty-three percent of people, including 22 percent of Republicans, said the GOP's views and policies have pushed them beyond the mainstream. The number is up dramatically from previous years. In 2010, fewer than 40 percent thought the party was too extreme.
Democrats were considered to be a "generally mainstream" party by 57 percent in the new poll.
"That's due in part to the fact that the Republican brand is not doing all that well," said Keating Holland, CNN's polling director.
Americans also say that they have far more confidence in President Barack Obama than in congressional Republicans, and that Republicans should compromise more in finding bipartisan solutions.
Republican Party Too Extreme, Majority Of Americans Say: Poll
It will be interesting to see how the GOP evolves from this point on.
Personally, I wouldn't be surprised if radical conservaties break off and start their own party because they so firmly believe in extremist views. But then again, they'll have no choice but to vote Republican during each election because of how our system is. We'll just see how this plays out.