Washington is Broken.. 45% of Voters Say One-Party Rule Bad for U.S.

(Rasmussenreports).Forty-five percent (45%) of U.S. voters say it’s better for the country if the White House and Congress are each run by a different political party.

Twenty-seven percent (27%) disagree and say it’s better to have one political party running both branches of government, as is currently the case, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. But slightly more (28%) aren’t sure which is best.

This marks a seven-point drop in support for one-party rule from a survey just before last November’s election when it seemed clear Democrats were going to win the presidency and strengthen their control of Congress.

Sixty-two percent (62%) of Republicans and 51% of voters not affiliated with either major political party say it’s better for America to have the White House and Congress run by different parties.

Since Democrats now control the presidency and both houses of Congress, it’s not surprising that they disagree, but they’re far more closely divided than one might expect. While 39% of Democratic voters think rule by one party is best, 27% like the idea of divided government, and 34% are undecided.

Fifty-two percent (52%) of populist or Mainstream America say it’s better for the country to have the White House and Congress in the hands of different parties, but the Political Class is evenly divided on the question.