Approval of Congressional Party Leaders
This internal dissent contributes to the lower job ratings Republican leaders receive from the public when compared with Democratic congressional leaders. The latest national survey by the Pew Research Center, conducted Sept. 4-8 among 1,506 adults, finds that just 24% of the public approves of Republican leaders’ job performance, while somewhat more (33%) approve of the job of Democratic congressional leaders.
This modest advantage for Democratic leaders stems from the substantially more positive job ratings they receive from their own base: 57% of Democrats and Democratic leaners approve of how Democratic congressional leaders are handling their job. That compares with just 36% of Republicans and Republican leaners who approve of the job their party leaders are doing. Democratic and Republican leaders get similarly low job ratings from members of the opposition party.
Approval of Congressional Party Leaders  | Republican leaders  | Democratic Congress leaders  | Republican in Congress  | Democratic in Congress leaders  | Total  | 33  | 24  | Republicans/  | 36  | 10  | Rep leaners  | Dem Democrats/  | 14  | 57  | Dem Democrats/ leaners  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER Sept. 4-8, 2013, 