Republicans like House Speaker Paul Ryan and pray for his reelection in Tuesday's Wisconsin GOP primary, but they hope that the party adopts Donald Trump's approach in the long run, according to a new survey.

Rasmussen Reports found that 47 percent of likely Republican voters believe the party should be more like Trump than Ryan. Some 36 percent said it should be the Ryan party.

House Speaker Paul Ryan and GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump. AP Photos

Democrats, meanwhile, prefer Ryan in the driver's seat, with 54 percent believing that the "GOP should be more like Ryan," said the poll analysis.

Rasmussen said that 63 percent of Republicans favor Ryan's reelection. He has a 50 percent favorable rating among the GOP.

The survey of 1,000 likely voters found continued distrust among Republicans of the Washington GOP establishment.

Said Rasmussen: "Sixty-six percent (66%) of Republicans believe that most top GOP leaders do not want Trump to be elected president of the United States. Seventy-six percent (76%) told Rasmussen Reports in March that Republicans in Congress have lost touch with their party's base. That's the highest finding since we first asked this question just after Election Day in November 2008."

Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner's "Washington Secrets" columnist, can be contacted at pbedard@washingtonexaminer.com