Republicans dislike their congressional leaders. Democrats like theirs.
Republicans dislike their congressional leaders. Democrats like theirs.
- October 5, 2023
- Michael Tesler, poli sci, Good Authority, Oct. 5, 2023
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Michael Tesler, UCI professor of political science writes, “Republicans’ support for their party’s leaders shifts rather dramatically depending on the news cycle. It increases when they deliver partisan victories …. It declines when they compromise with Democrats and/or draw Trump’s ire. … The volatility and unpopularity in Republicans’ views of [Kevin] McCarthy, [Paul] Ryan, and [Mitch] McConnell contrast starkly with Democratic voters’ strong and steady support for their party’s recent congressional leaders.
Read in full: https://goodauthority.org/news/republicans-dislike-their-congressional-leaders-democrats-like-theirs/
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