Bush Presidency Sullies GOP Image, Popularity

Fewer pledge allegiance to the GOP
By Janet Hook, L.A. Times Staff Writer – March 23, 2007
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WASHINGTON – Public allegiance to the Republican Party has plunged during George W. Bush’s presidency, as attitudes have edged away from some of the conservative values that fueled GOP political victories, a major survey has found.

The survey, by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, found a “dramatic shift” in political party identification since 2002, when Republicans and Democrats were at rough parity. Now, 50% of those surveyed identified with or leaned toward Democrats, whereas 35% aligned with Republicans.

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