NBC News: Democratic Party Popularity Hits New Low in NBC Poll

GILCHRIST Well the challenges ░░░░░░░░ Democrats in Washington come ░░░░░░░░ their party brand is ░░░░░░░░ across the country Our ░░░░░░░░ NBC News poll had ░░░░░░░░ 27 percent of respondents ░░░░░░░░ positive feelings toward the ░░░░░░░░ Party That is the ░░░░░░░░ number we ve recorded ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic Party in ░░░░░░░░ News polling dating back ░░░░░░░░ 1990 NBC News national ░░░░░░░░ correspondent Steve Kornacki is ░░░░░░░░ the big board now ░░░░░░░░ some of the numbers ░░░░░░░░ our new polling here ░░░░░░░░ Steve I want to ░░░░░░░░ with the Democrats if ░░░░░░░░ can here and their ░░░░░░░░ low in our poll ░░░░░░░░ can you tell us ░░░░░░░░ that KORNACKI Yeah put ░░░░░░░░ what you just showed ░░░░░░░░ contrast with the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ look neither party when ░░░░░░░░ ask folks about them ░░░░░░░░ really popular right now ░░░░░░░░ Republicans are underwater 39 ░░░░░░░░ 49 negative but only ░░░░░░░░ points underwater As you ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats right now ░░░░░░░░ one in four voters ░░░░░░░░ they have a positive ░░░░░░░░ of the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ outright majority negative 28 ░░░░░░░░ underwater Again that s ░░░░░░░░ three times as underwater ░░░░░░░░ the Republican brand is ░░░░░░░░ you mentioned it too ░░░░░░░░ the history here This ░░░░░░░░ the NBC poll going ░░░░░░░░ here to the 1990s ░░░░░░░░ you re seeing how ░░░░░░░░ party on this image ░░░░░░░░ has fared through the ░░░░░░░░ And you see that ░░░░░░░░ there were some positive ░░░░░░░░ there back in the ░░░░░░░░ in the aughts It ░░░░░░░░ been negative for both ░░░░░░░░ for a while But ░░░░░░░░ is what s happened ░░░░░░░░ the election The number ░░░░░░░░ just fallen off the ░░░░░░░░ for Democrats to be ░░░░░░░░ points negative You don ░░░░░░░░ see any number for ░░░░░░░░ party going nearly this ░░░░░░░░ again going back three ░░░░░░░░ there in this poll ░░░░░░░░ what that means is ░░░░░░░░ a lot of Republicans ░░░░░░░░ independents for that matter ░░░░░░░░ t have a negative ░░░░░░░░ of Democrats A lot ░░░░░░░░ Democrats do too And ░░░░░░░░ gets to what Sahil ░░░░░░░░ just talking about there ░░░░░░░░ is what he referenced ░░░░░░░░ from our new NBC ░░░░░░░░ here asking Democrats what ░░░░░░░░ their party in Congress ░░░░░░░░ doing Compromising to try ░░░░░░░░ get consensus sticking to ░░░░░░░░ And as Sahil said ░░░░░░░░ s that reversal In ░░░░░░░░ early on Trump s ░░░░░░░░ term nearly 60 percent ░░░░░░░░ on the compromise side ░░░░░░░░ s fallen almost in ░░░░░░░░ Meanwhile doubled the number ░░░░░░░░ stick to positions dig ░░░░░░░░ Another question we asked ░░░░░░░░ don t have it ░░░░░░░░ but I can tell ░░░░░░░░ Democrats who believe their ░░░░░░░░ in Washington is being ░░░░░░░░ cooperative with Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ are a fair number ░░░░░░░░ Democrats who hold that ░░░░░░░░ They re a minority ░░░░░░░░ it s a fair ░░░░░░░░ in our poll The ░░░░░░░░ majority of those Democrats ░░░░░░░░ they have a negative ░░░░░░░░ of their own party.”