Americans Abandon Democrat Label

Less Americans are willing to identify themselves as Democrats. According to this USA Today Poll, the number of Americans calling themselves Democrats is in sharp decline. Republicans are on a slight uptick, but the biggest difference is the number who are now claiming the Independent label.



The same poll found 50% say President Obama does not deserve re-election.

• Fifty percent say Obama doesn't deserve re-election, and 26% say he deserves "a great deal" of the blame for the nation's economic problems, double the percentage in July.