New poll finds 1 in 4 Americans view both parties negatively

As New York real estate mogul Donald Trump, the "Washington outsider", continues to baffle the Republican establishment and campaign strategists by relentlessly beating their favorite mainstream candidates, a new poll by the Pew Research Center offered a perspective into the phenomenon.

Since his announcement of a White House bid in June, Trump has continued to trump fellow Republican candidates, including the previously well-acknowledged former Florida Governor Jeb Bush in approval ratings. Many in the party attribute his surge to his strategy of tapping into political frustration widely felt in the country, and it seems the perception holds water.

According to a Pew poll, 24 percent of the Americans have an unfavorable opinion of both Republican and Democratic parties in July.

Though little changed from yearly averages in polls conducted last year, the negative views of both parties become more common compared with in the 2000s and 1990s, said the survey.

The poll found that the rise in frustration with the parties is not the result of an across-the-board increase in negative views, with the Republican Party bearing the brunt.

The biggest shift in opinion comes among Republicans, whose unfavorable impression of both parties more than double the percentage in January when a similar survey was conducted, rising to 22 percent from 9 percent.

While their views about the Democratic Party continue to remain negative, the survey found that Republicans' opinions about their own party have soured, with increasing shares of both Republicans and Republican-leaners view both parties negatively. Endit