The more people pay attention to the 2016 campaign, the more it bums them out

“Republicans’ enthusiasm about voting since January has slipped more than Democrats’,” Gallup’s Frank Newport writes, “leaving an equal 46% of both partisan groups extremely or very enthusiastic at this point. The overall average of 43% is pulled down by the very low enthusiasm among independents who do not identify with or lean toward either party.” In January, Republicans were 5 percentage points more enthusiastic than Democrats.

Gallup also found that Republicans were losing confidence in the electoral process itself. In January, nearly half thought the system was working (versus about a third of Democrats). Now, Republicans are less confident in the process than those on the other side of the political spectrum.