The majority of Americans disapprove of Republicans’ handling of the history-making House speaker election that ended just after midnight Saturday following 15 rounds of votes and high drama on the House floor, according to a new survey.
The majority of Americans disapprove of Republicans’ handling of the history-making House speaker election that ended just after midnight Saturday following 15 rounds of votes and high drama on the House floor, according to a new survey that shows Republican voters were mostly in favor of the process even as the GOP struggled to unite behind Speaker Kevin McCarthy ....
Among Republican survey respondents, 64% approve and 36% disapprove of the process, which ended after McCarthy agreed to a significant number of House rules changes his hard-right detractors pushed in what they said was an effort to restore power to the rank-and-file members . When it comes to McCarthy himself, only 14% of survey respondents have a favorable opinion of him, while 34% have an unfavorable opinion, 19% haven’t heard of him and 32% are neutral—26% of Republicans and 14% of Democrats have a favorable opinion of McCarthy.
The vast majority of respondents, 70%, want House Republicans to prioritize working with Biden and Democrats, as the GOP prepares to launch a series of investigations into the Biden Administration and is expected to try to dismantle his signature policies under a Republican-controlled House. Republicans are split on their hopes for the House GOP’s approach to dealing with Biden and Democrats: 48% want them to work with the opposing party and 52% want the GOP to challenge Democrats.53%. That’s the percentage of survey respondents who said they paid a lot or some attention to the speaker election.More survey respondents have a favorable view of the Democratic party versus the Republican party .
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