After over two years of the Biden presidency, people appear to be in agreement that they’d rather have Republicans in charge of handling the biggest matters facing the nation.
On the economy, national security, and even the generic “most important problem,” people picked Republican leadership over Democrats in the latest Gallup survey.
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And not just by a hair. Gallup said the GOP lead in leadership is the biggest in over two decades.
“Republicans’ 14-percentage-point lead in public preferences for keeping the country prosperous is up from a 10-point margin last year and is its widest advantage on this measure since mid-1991,” Gallup said in an analysis and under a headline reading, “Historically Ample Leads for Republicans.”
The poll played up the angle that people don’t really like either party. But the details showed that when asked, they chose Republicans on key national matters.
“Americans currently see Republicans as the party better equipped to manage these challenges, which could enhance Republicans’ position in promoting their agenda in Washington in the near term,” Gallup said.
The key findings from Gallup:
- Fifty-three percent of people believe the Republican Party will do a better job of keeping the country prosperous over the next few years, whereas 39% choose the Democratic Party.
- More, 57%, have greater faith in the Republican Party to protect the country from international terrorism and military threats, while 35% favor the Democrats.
- The Republican Party has led on this measure in all but two readings in the trend originating in 2002, but today’s margin is one of the widest in that more limited stretch of time.
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And on the question of handling the “most important issue,” Republicans also have the advantage.
Gallup said, “The recent poll also finds the Republican Party leading the Democrats as the party more Americans choose as better able to handle whatever problem they name as the most important facing the country. Forty-four percent say the Republican Party is better, while 36% name the Democratic Party and the rest say the parties are the same or have no preference. This is at a time when the economy, government/poor leadership and immigration lead Americans’ open-ended responses when asked to name the most important problem facing the country.”
