Republicans Now Are More Open to the Idea of Expanding Presidential Power
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press 15d 7 tweets
Most Americans continue to say that it would be “too risky” to give the nation’s presidents more power, but the share expressing this opinion has declined


Pew Research Center 10d ago
Currently, 45% of the U.S. public has a favorable opinion of the Republican Party, while 52% view the GOP unfavorably. Opinions about the Democratic Party are the same (45% favorable, 52% unfavorable).
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Pew Research Center 10d ago
Republicans are now more open to the idea of expanding presidential power
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Lee Rainie 14d ago
Serious jump in Republican support for the idea of expanding presidential power in new survey. Still, 66% of overall public says "it would be too risky to give U.S. presidents more power to deal with many of the country's problems."
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Brendan Nyhan 10d ago
Almost half of Republicans (43%) endorsing giving more power to the President instead of Congress and the courts - compares to 29% for Dems under Obama
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John Avlon 15d ago
This Week in Situational Ethics: Republicans Now Are More Open to the Idea of Expanding Presidential Power - (a 3x increase since '16)
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Will Saletan 14d ago
In just 17 months, "conservatives" went from 70%-26% opposed to expanding presidential power (allowing the president to bypass "Congress or the courts”) to 52%-41% in favor. Most self-identified "conservatives" aren't conservative. They're authoritarian.
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