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More Democrats want a more moderate party, poll says. (www.thecentersquare.com)
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Data from a new Gallup survey suggests that close to half of Democrats want their party to move more toward the middle, while more than 40% of Republicans are happy with their party.

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[–] maxwellfire 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

It's a pet peeve of mine when reporters phrase things like this. I assume this means that < 50% of democrats want to move toward the middle and that >50% of Republicans are unhappy with their party (and thus want it to move somewhere?). If that's the case then wouldn't it imply that republicans are actually more unhappy with their party's position than democrats are? Or it would if the things they were discussing were comparable. Wanting to move right probably isn't the same stat as 'happy with their party'

Less than of 7 in 8 democrats reported liking facts, while more than 20% of republicans love them!