Democrats are now significantly more engaged by the presidential race and view it more favorably than Republicans, according to a Pew survey published on Wednesday.
Two-thirds of Democrats find the campaign “interesting†compared with only half of Republicans, while 68 percent of Dems find it “informative,†compared with just under half of Republicans, according to survey, conducted over the weekend by the the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
The most dramatic divergence since June is in the percentage of Democrats and Republicans who find the campaign too negative. The proportion has fallen 12 points for Democrats, to 42 percent, while it has shot up 9 points for Republicans, to 63 percent.Â
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