For Second Straight Month, Number of Democrats in U.S. Falls to Record Low

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

For the second month in a row, the number of Americans who identify themselves as Democrats has fallen to a record low.

In September, 34.6% of American Adults identified themselves as Democrats. That’s down nearly half a percentage point from a month ago, a full percentage point from two months ago, and is the smallest percentage of Democrats ever recorded in nearly eight years of monthly tracking.

At the same time, the number of Republicans slipped from 33.8% in August to 33.1% last month.

The number of Adults not affiliated with either major party is now at 32.3%.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/partisan_trends

Edited October 2, 2010 by ##########

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

they obviously didn't poll the dead people, which woulda boosted those numbers

[Pooky 3,792]

Yawn ...

Wake me up when there are more independents than Democrats and Republicans combined. The the election would get really interesting

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

This is actually a better guage of economic outlook than a reduction in unemployment filings. I expect Steven will announce the god news any moment in his latest news release

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Now aren't voters a fickle bunch? That's certainly not indicative of populous that holds strongly to any stringent ideology. Who woulda thunk?

[luckytxn 2,264]

Seems the new Socialists woke up and realized how stupid they were and left.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Seems the new Socialists woke up and realized how stupid they were and left.

Actually, more like they weren't Socialists to begin with. Voters just want a more secure future....a brighter tomorrow. It matters less which policies provide such security as long as they work. If they don't work, the majority party becomes the scapegoat, for better or worse. Voters may have a short memory, but not that short. They aren't ready to go back to the 8 years under Bush.

[mawilson 2,133]

Now aren't voters a fickle bunch? That's certainly not indicative of populous that holds strongly to any stringent ideology. Who woulda thunk?

Wouldn't have guessed that by reading your posts, that's for sure. You always defend the party's ideology whether it's good or bad.

[mawilson 2,133]

Voters just want a more secure future....a brighter tomorrow. It matters less which policies provide such security as long as they work.

Actually, it matters a lot.

Obama thought that in these uncertain times people would embrace big government

as a savior while condemning capitalism as the Great Satan, but that did not

happen.

[scandal 951]

Actually, it matters a lot.

Obama thought that in these uncertain times people would embrace big government

as a savior while condemning capitalism as the Great Satan, but that did not

happen.

Please provide Obama quotation condemning capitalism as the Great Satan.

Waiting.

[daboyz 36]

This is actually a better guage of economic outlook than a reduction in unemployment filings. I expect Steven will announce the god news any moment in his latest news release

What's a guage?

[TBoneTX 45,329]

What's a guage?

Where we puark the cuar, sui muan!

they obviously didn't poll the dead people, which woulda boosted those numbers

Flawed poll! Flawed poll! Flawed poll! Si, man! ("Ask not for whom the flawed polls; it polls for thee," thee man.) Edited October 4, 2010 by TBoneTX

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Please provide Obama quotation condemning capitalism as the Great Satan.

Waiting.