Republicans More Satisfied With Their Field Than in 2007, 2011
The survey finds that Republican voters continue to give their field of presidential candidates higher ratings than at comparable points during the last two presidential campaigns. Meanwhile, Democratic voters are less positive about their party’s field than at about the same point in 2007, the last election in which the party had a contested nomination.
Nearly six-in-ten (59%) Republican and Republican leaning voters say they have an excellent or good impression of their party’s presidential candidates, which is little changed from May of this year (57%). In August 2011, 49% of Republican voters viewed the GOP presidential field positively; in October 2007, 50% had a favorable impression of the candidates as a group.
Republicans More Satisfied With Their  | Field Than in 2007, 2011  | % of voters who have an excellent/ partysnomination... good impression of  | the candidates running for their partysnomination... good  | Rep/Rep-lea ningvoters  | Dem/Dem-leaning voters  | 59  | 51  | 50  | 49  | IN/A  | N/A  | Sept 2003 Sept 2007  | Aug 2011  | Sep 2015  | Survey Each conducted Sept. comparable 22:27 2015 Based question on registered asked. voters  | Each year shows most comparable date question registered was asked.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 