<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Biden confirms second set of classified documents found in his garage"/><ul class="gnt_ar_sh"><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">The messy election for House speaker persuaded Americans by 58%-17% that Republicans are unlikely to compromise with Democrats over the next two years.</li><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">Only one in 10 of those surveyed say neither major party is "too extreme," a sign of fierce polarization.</li><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">Since August, Trump's favorable rating has declined by 7 points among Republcians, 9 points among independents.</li></ul><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Call them realistic: Americans are braced for little compromise and less action in Washington over the next two years of divided government. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The messy fight by Republicans to elect a new House speaker left the public persuaded by 61%-17% that the GOP and President Joe Biden are less likely to get anything done together in the new era of divided government, an exclusive USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds. By a wide margin, 58%-17%, they say it seems unlikely that Republicans will do any compromising with Democrats over the next two years.</p><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img"><img class="gnt_em_img_i" style="height:441px" data-g-r="lazy" data-gl-src="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2022/11/13/USAT/06fe4acc-a3cd-4af6-9a87-28fe4677bfdd-AP_Pictures_of_the_Week-Global-Photo_Gallery.jpeg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" data-gl-srcset="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2022/11/13/USAT/06fe4acc-a3cd-4af6-9a87-28fe4677bfdd-AP_Pictures_of_the_Week-Global-Photo_Gallery.jpeg?width=1320&height=882&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt="Americans expect more gridlock in Washington, according to a new USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll."/></figure><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Half of those surveyed say moderate Republicans in Congress should have struck a deal with moderate Democrats to elect a moderate GOP speaker. A third oppose the idea, which is generally dismissed as inconceivable anyway at a time of fierce polarization.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/speaker-of-the-house-opinion" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">The survey of 2,010 adults</a>, taken Jan. 10-11 on the Ipsos online panel, has a credibility interval of plus or minus 2.7 percentage points for the overall sample, 4.1 points for the Democratic subsample and 4.6 points for the Republican subsample.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">McCarthy's election gets mixed reviews: 33% approve, 34% disapprove. There's some cynicism...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMihAFodHRwczovL3d3dy51c2F0b2RheS5jb20vc3RvcnkvbmV3cy9wb2xpdGljcy8yMDIzLzAxLzE1L3BvbGwtYW1lcmljYW5zLXByZWRpY3QtbGl0dGxlLWNvbXByb21pc2UtbGVzcy1hY3Rpb24tZGl2aWRlZC1kYy8xMTA0NzI4NzAwMi_SAQA?oc=5">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>