New Pew Poll: Two-Thirds of republicans want GOP to 'stand up' to Obama

[pampango]

A majority of Americans would like to see Barack Obama and Republican leaders work together over the coming year. But Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to favor a confrontational approach toward the political opposition, even if that results in less getting done.

Overall, 57% of the public says Republican leaders in Washington should try as best they can to work with Barack Obama to accomplish things, even if it means disappointing some groups of Republican supporters, while 40% say they should “stand up” to Obama on issues that are important to Republican supporters, even if it means less gets done in Washington. And by about a two-to-one margin (62% to 30%) more say Obama should work with Republicans than say he should stand up to the GOP.

Within the Republican Party, only about a third of Republicans and Republican leaners (32%) want to see the GOP leadership work with Obama if it disappoints some groups of Republican supporters. About twice as many (66%) say GOP leaders should stand up to Obama even if less gets done. This reflects a shift away from wanting to see their leadership work with Obama in the wake of his reelection two years ago, but is little different than opinions among Republicans after the party’s 2010 midterm victory.

In contrast, about half (52%) of Democrats and Democratic leaning independents say Obama should try as best he can to work with Republican leadership even if it results in some disappointment among Democrats, while 43% say he should stand up on issues important to Democrats at the risk of less productivity in Washington.

http://www.people-press.org/2014/11/12/little-enthusiasm-familiar-divisions-after-the-gops-big-midterm-victory/

republicans undermining Obama is not a new tactic. It will not change.

In another question in the poll, republicans support their party moving further to the right more than Democrats want their party to move to the left. Conservative republicans (strongly) and liberal Democrats (somewhat less so) particularly want their parties to move to the right and left, respectively.

[louis-t]

1. What, have the "52%" of Dems been asleep for the last 6 years?

Every time Obama extends his hand to the filthy repugs, they have slapped it away. "Try as best he can" guarantees nothing will get done.

[wandy]

2. This is going to get ugly. nt

[B Calm]

3. After all the shit the republicans have been throwing at us,

I can't believe there is that big of percentage of democrats that are willing to bend over and compromise with the cons!

[msongs]

4. 6 years of appeasing repubs down the drain lol nt