Poll Shows Republican Voters at Odds on Party Leadership and Direction
By ALLISON KOPICKI, NYT
As a number of prominent Republicans trade barbs and jostle to become the party’s standard-bearer after a disappointing showing in the 2012 election, a new poll finds a majority of Republican voters support significant changes in the party’s direction, but there is no consensus on what direction the party should take.
Two-thirds of Republican voters said their party needed to address major problems to do better in future presidential elections, according to a Pew Research Center survey released Wednesday, and nearly 6 in 10 said the party needed to reconsider some of its policy positions.
No single Republican stood out as the face or voice of the party: 22 percent of respondents volunteered the answer “nobody” when asked who led their party. The most mentioned name, House Speaker John A. Boehner, garnered only 9 percent.
Asked about several party leaders, all elicited stronger favorable than unfavorable responses. Representative Paul D. Ryan, the 2012 Republican candidate for vice president, had the highest favorability rating at 65 percent, followed by Senators Rand Paul of Kentucky at 55 percent and Marco Rubio of Florida at 50 percent. Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey was not far behind, with 47 percent favorability, but had higher unfavorable opinions (30 percent) than Mr. Ryan, Mr. Paul, or Mr. Rubio.
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As a number of prominent Republicans trade barbs and jostle to become the party’s standard-bearer after a disappointing showing in the 2012 election, a new poll finds a majority of Republican voters support significant changes in the party’s direction, but there is no consensus on what direction the party should take.
Two-thirds of Republican voters said their party needed to address major problems to do better in future presidential elections, according to a Pew Research Center survey released Wednesday, and nearly 6 in 10 said the party needed to reconsider some of its policy positions.
No single Republican stood out as the face or voice of the party: 22 percent of respondents volunteered the answer “nobody” when asked who led their party. The most mentioned name, House Speaker John A. Boehner, garnered only 9 percent.
Asked about several party leaders, all elicited stronger favorable than unfavorable responses. Representative Paul D. Ryan, the 2012 Republican candidate for vice president, had the highest favorability rating at 65 percent, followed by Senators Rand Paul of Kentucky at 55 percent and Marco Rubio of Florida at 50 percent. Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey was not far behind, with 47 percent favorability, but had higher unfavorable opinions (30 percent) than Mr. Ryan, Mr. Paul, or Mr. Rubio.
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Alternative headline - "Poll Show Republicans Think for Themselves and Display Diversity"
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