In the 2004 election exit poll the split amongst people who identify themselves as Republican and Democrat we're split 37%-37%. In 2006 when the Republicans lost their majority status it was 38%-31%. Now Republican identification is surging:
The number of Americans who consider themselves to be Republicans jumped nearly two percentage points in December to 34.2%. That’s the largest market share for the Republican brand in nearly two years, since January 2006 (see history from January 2004 to present).
At the same time, the number of Democrats fell to 36.3%. That’s down a point compared to a month ago. During 2007, the number of Democrats has ranged from a low of 35.9% in July to a high of 37.8% in February.
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It is startling to note that the Democrats have lost two thirds of the partisan advantage since taking control of Congress
Startling? Not even close. Buyers remorse set in once they saw what their votes put into office.
