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The poll, from Pew, could be a serious handicap for the party in elections this fall and in years to come, said Pew’s director, Andrew Kohut.
Among those with a college degree or more, only 31% said they had a favorable view of the Republicans, while 66% were unfavorable.
That group, which was a key to Barack Obama’s victory in 2008, views Democrats favorably by 55%-42%.
Whites without a college degree form a much larger percentage of the voting population nationwide, and that group has become a bastion for the Republicans.
But as the country becomes less white and more college-educated, the picture is changing.
And the numbers in the Pew survey provide some bad omens for the GOP.
Latinos, for example, view the Republican Party unfavorably by a 2-1 margin (30% favorable, 60% unfavorable).
By contrast, Latinos view the Democrats favorably, 56%-31%.
The picture among Americans under 30 is almost as negative, with 34% viewing the GOP favorably, while 53% have an unfavorable view.
Their view of Democrats is almost the exact opposite, 54% have a positive view, and 35% negative.
Republicans really are the party of white people, and especially older white people," Kohut told reporters as the poll was released. "They’ve done nothing in this campaign to make themselves be more favorably viewed" among other parts of the electorate.
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/ma...urt-gops-image-among-young-nonwhites-20120314
Among those with a college degree or more, only 31% said they had a favorable view of the Republicans, while 66% were unfavorable.
That group, which was a key to Barack Obama’s victory in 2008, views Democrats favorably by 55%-42%.
Whites without a college degree form a much larger percentage of the voting population nationwide, and that group has become a bastion for the Republicans.
But as the country becomes less white and more college-educated, the picture is changing.
And the numbers in the Pew survey provide some bad omens for the GOP.
Latinos, for example, view the Republican Party unfavorably by a 2-1 margin (30% favorable, 60% unfavorable).
By contrast, Latinos view the Democrats favorably, 56%-31%.
The picture among Americans under 30 is almost as negative, with 34% viewing the GOP favorably, while 53% have an unfavorable view.
Their view of Democrats is almost the exact opposite, 54% have a positive view, and 35% negative.
Republicans really are the party of white people, and especially older white people," Kohut told reporters as the poll was released. "They’ve done nothing in this campaign to make themselves be more favorably viewed" among other parts of the electorate.
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/ma...urt-gops-image-among-young-nonwhites-20120314