Factor	Percent Strongly Agreeing With the Statement
The Republican Party has become too extreme in its positions.	53%
The Presidency of George W. Bush led me to leave the Republican Party.	52%
The Democratic Party’s positions on taxes are closer to mine than the Republican Party’s positions on taxes.	46%
The Democratic Party’s positions on issues like gay marriage and abortion are closer to mine than the Republican Party’s positions on these issues	38%
The influence of the religious right on Republican Party social positions led me to leave the party.	34%