Americans are more than twice as likely to identify themselves as conservative rather than liberal on economic issues, 46% to 20%. The gap is narrower on social issues, but conservatives still outnumber liberals, 38% to 28%.
These results are based on Gallup's annual Values and Beliefs poll, conducted May 3-6. Since 2001, the poll has asked Americans to say whether they are liberal, moderate, or conservative on "economic" and, separately, "social" issues. The interpretation of what qualifies as social or economic issues is left to the respondent, given that the question does not define or provide examples of these types of issues.
In the same poll, on Gallup's standard measure of ideology -- not asked in reference to any set of issues -- 41% identified themselves as conservatives, 33% as moderates, and 23% as liberals. Those figures are similar to what Gallup typically finds when it asks people to identify their ideology.
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now that tells a story...
ReplyDeleteSo we must shoot that half to get our way...?
ReplyDeleteSomeone is lying when polled. If those numbers were true, Obama wouldn't stand a chance in November. I'll bet the election is a lot closer. Re-post those stats after the election and let's compare them to the voting results.
ReplyDeletedoes the word "landslide" get you? wooopie!!!
ReplyDeleteonly way o will win is if he can cheat enough and get away with it..