Sentences with phrase «republican leaners»

For example, Pew Research Center has found that 88 % of liberal Democrats and Democratic leaners say climate change is a major threat to the well - being of the United States, compared with just 12 % of conservative Republicans and Republican leaners.

Among moderate and liberal Republicans and Republican leaners — who account for 36 % of all Republicans and Republican leaners sampled — 65 % prioritize developing alternative energy sources, compared with fewer (28 %) who prioritize expanding production from fossil fuel sources.

Eight - in - ten (80 %) Republicans and Republican leaners believe a top objective of U.S. energy policy should be reducing dependence on foreign energy sources — a view shared by 61 % of Democrats and Democratic - leaning independents.

While 72 % of Democrats and Democratic - leaning independents say that government regulations are necessary to promote adoption of renewable energy sources, 65 % of Republicans and Republican leaners say the private marketplace can accomplish that goal without government regulations.

Most Republicans are skeptical about whether, in general, policies aimed at reducing climate change benefit the environment (72 % of Republicans and Republican leaners say these policies either make no difference or do more harm than good), and 57 % think such policies harm the economy.

Strong majorities of Democrats and Democratic - leaning independents believe the top priorities should be protecting the environment from the effects of energy development and use (83 %) or increasing America's reliance on renewable energy sources (80 %), compared with 56 % of Republicans and Republican leaners who say the same about protecting the environment from the effects of energy development and 59 % who would prioritize renewable energy sources.

Among Republicans and Republican leaners, 41 % say tax rates on corporations and large businesses should be lowered, while 32 % say they should be raised (23 % want them kept as they are).

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They offer nothing to those Republican - leaners who see the contradiction in the argument that we need entitlement cuts because we are broke and tax cuts for high - earners in order to grow the economy.

Table: 2014 Republican Primary for U.S. Senate in Kentucky (Kentucky Likely Republican Primary Voters with Leaners and Early and Absentee Voters)

Table: 2014 Republican Primary for U.S. Senate in Georgia (Georgia Likely Republican Primary Voters with Leaners and Early and Absentee Voters)

The new survey finds three - quarters of Democrats and Democratic leaners believe the Earth is warming primarily due to human causes, compared with 26 % among their Republican counterparts.