Ready for another party?
Favorable views of the Democratic Party have fallen to their lowest since the Reagan landslide of 1984. Even fewer Americans see the Republican Party positively, and Americans by 2-1 say they'd welcome an independent alternative for president.
Being open to a third-party candidate is a far cry from actually voting for one. Still, 61 percent in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll respond positively to the idea of an independent running for president against the two major-party nominees. Thirty-two percent say no thanks.
If having a choice is largely uncontroversial, the results nonetheless underscore the level of interest in alternatives
