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Democratic voters are only slightly more positive than Republican voters in evaluating how well their party has performed in standing up for traditional Democratic positions on such things as \u201cprotecting the interests of minorities, helping the poor and needy, and representing working people.\u201d Just 39% of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters say the party has done an excellent or good job in this regard, while 57% rate the party\u2019s performance as only fair or poor. However,Democrats have long been skeptical of their party\u2019s record in standing up for traditional positions, while Republicans have grown increasingly negative about the GOP\u2019s performance in recent years.Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

That’s the percentage of Democratic voters who say the party has done an excellent or good job standing up for traditional Democratic 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