I'm No Pachyderm!

Doug · Post by **Doug** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 12:48 am

DOUG
Bill Maher jokes that he says he's Swiss instead of American. Perhaps Republicans say they're libertarian when in public.

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The number of Americans calling themselves Republican has fallen to its lowest level in more than two-and-a-half years. Just 31.9% of American adults now say they're affiliated with the GOP. That's down from 37.2% in October 2004 and 34.5% at the beginning of 2006. These results come from Rasmussen Reports tracking surveys of 15,000 voters per month and have a margin of sampling error smaller than a percentage point.

The number of Democrats has grown slightly, from 36.1% at the beginning of the year to 37.3% now.

Those who claim to be unaffiliated have increased to 30.8% this month. That's the highest total recorded since Rasmussen Reports began releasing this data in January 2004.

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See here.

Barbara Fitzpatrick · Post by **Barbara Fitzpatrick** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:43 am

I used to be an independent - I only claimed a party in my youth because in Texas in those days the choice was made in the Democratic primary - but the "Arkansas Project" turned me into a "yaller dawg" Democrat.