April 08, 2009 08:08 PM UTC

More Bad News for Republicans

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• by: Colorado Pols

From the latest New York Times/CBS News poll:

Just 31 percent of respondents said they had a favorable view of the Republican Party, the lowest in the 25 years the question has been asked [Pols emphasis] in New York Times/CBS News polls…

…The number of people who said they thought the country was headed in the right direction jumped from 15 percent in mid-January, just before Mr. Obama took office, to 39 percent today, while the number who said it was headed in the wrong direction dropped to 53 percent from 79 percent…

…The percentage of people who said the economy was getting worse has declined from 54 percent just before Mr. Obama took office to 34 percent today.

Why are people so down on the GOP? Like we’ve been saying in this space for months now, voters want politicians who actually try to do something, particularly in times of crisis.