Ahead of the Republican National Convention, Republicans view the country's top issues very differently from their Democratic counterparts.
In a recent CBS News/YouGov Poll, Republicans are more likely than all voters to say America is better off today than it was four years ago (75% vs. 35%). Confidence in President Trump among Republicans is high (83%).
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Republicans are more likely than overall national voters to say the condition of the national economy is good (67% vs. 35%), and that the countries dealing with coronavirus is going well (73% vs. 38%).
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About four in 10 registered voters (44%) say that deaths from coronavirus are higher than reported, while over three in five (64%) of Republican say COVID-19 deaths are fewer than reported.
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Republicans (57%) are more likely than Independents (33%), and Democrats (10%) to say the number of US deaths from the coronavirus has been acceptable. Democrats (90%) are more likely than Independents (67%), and Republicans (43%) to say the number of US deaths from COVID-19 has not been acceptable.
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About three in five (58%) Republican registered voters say the main reason they are a Republican is because they like what the party stands for, compared to 42 percent who say they are a Republican because they dislike what Democrats stand for.
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Republicans also have differing opinions when it comes to the Black Lives Matter movement and discrimination. Eight in 10 (81%) Republicans say that attention to discrimination is too much, compared to 44 percent of all voters, and 12 percent of Democrats. Democrats (55%) are more likely than Republicans (6%) to say that attention to discrimination is not enough.
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With the upcoming Republican National Convention, most Republicans (90%) say they would prefer to hear Republicans talk more about the good things about President Trump and VP Pence, compared to criticism of Biden and Harris (10%).
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In comparison, Democrats wrapped up the Democratic National Convention last week. Voters who watched a lot of the DNC were mostly Democrats (71%), compared to 17 percent of Independents, and 11 percent of Republicans.
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Post DNC, very strong support for Biden among national Biden voters has increased from 83 percent pre-convention, to 87 percent.
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The main reason Biden voters support their candidate has remained the same as pre-convention, to oppose Trump (42%), although more Biden voters are now saying their main reason for supporting Biden is because they like Joe Biden (Pre-convention 29%; Now 38%). Additionally, enthusiasm for voting among Democrats has increased from 66 percent pre-convention to 69 percent. Among all voters, 54 percent say they have a more positive opinion of Biden after the convention, compared to 45 percent of Independents and 78 percent of Democrats.
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According to the latest data, Biden leads the way among national likely voters (52% vs. 42%).
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See the Toplines from the latest CBS News/YouGov Poll
Methodology: The CBS News national survey was conducted by YouGov using a nationally representative sample of 2,226 U.S. registered voters interviewed between August 19-21, 2020. The margin of error is ± 2.4 points. The CBS News national post-convention survey was conducted by YouGov using a nationally representative sample of 957 U.S. registered voters re-interviewed after the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention, between August 20-22, 2020, and who had been interviewed in CBS News polls prior to the convention. The margin of error is ± 3.6 points.
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