Gallup: In Shift, More Americans Now Call Themselves Democrats

[MsUSA]

NEW YORK In a (perhaps) historic shift, more Americans now consider themselves Democrats than Republicans, the Gallup organization revealed today.

Republicans had gained the upper hand in recent years, but 33% of Americans, in the latest Gallup poll, now call themselves Democrats, with those favoring the GOP one point behind. But Gallup says this widens a bit more "once the leanings of Independents are taken into account."

Independents now make up 34% of the population. When asked if they lean in a certain direction, their answers pushed the Democrat numbers to 49% with Republicans at 42%. One year ago, the parties were dead even at 46% each.

This shift indicates, Gallup says, why its polls show Democrats leading in this year's congressional races.

The latest poll was taken from January to March 2006, with a national sample of about 1,000 adults.

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[villager]

in the old days, when America had elections, this would've been great news

now -- well, what does a junta do with such statistics?

[0007]

1. A freeper told me that is why junior's poll numbers are so low

is that there are more Democrats than Republicans. Duh!

[Mythsaje]

2. Well, that would mean that what we're suffering now

is Minority Rule?

That's Democratic.

[Kota]

3. I think there has always been more dems, enough to win

elections if they aren't stolen.

[lpbk2713]

4. Splendid.

Now if only Diebold would allow the true vote tallies to be counted at the polls .....

[AndyA]

5. People are EMBARASSED to be Republican

And they should be after what the top leaders in their party have done to this country.

I'm seeing very few W '04 stickers now as well, and they were all over the place just a couple of months ago. People are ashamed to admit they supported this man.

Bad, bad, bad, Republicans! :spank: