One almost has to find great humor in the self-inflicted GOP death spiral. As people flee the party, the Rush Limbaughs and other extremists who seem to be the principal mouthpieces of the party continue the mantra that the party is not conservative - dare we say reactionary - enough. And as a result, the mass exodus continues. Naturally, the driving force behind the lunacy are the members of the Christianist base - like The Family Foundation Kool-Aid drinkers here in Virginia - who care nothing for rational thought or objective reality. Here are some highlights from a new Gallup study (reflected in the charts above):*
Only frequent churchgoers show no decline in support since 2001
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The decline in Republican Party affiliation among Americans in recent years is well documented, but a Gallup analysis now shows that this movement away from the GOP has occurred among nearly every major demographic subgroup. Since the first year of George W. Bush's presidency in 2001, the Republican Party has maintained its support only among frequent churchgoers, with conservatives and senior citizens showing minimal decline.
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The losses are substantial among college graduates, which have shown a decline in GOP support of 10 points. (The losses are even greater -- 13 points -- among the subset of college graduates with postgraduate educations.)
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By the end of 2008, the party had its worst positioning against the Democrats in nearly two decades.
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After college graduates, the next steepest decline in support for the GOP was among the 29 and under age bracket. The GOP is repelling those it needs to attract in order to have a future. We hope the downward trend continues and with it the poisonous influence of the Christianist far right.
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