Posted on 10/26/2009 5:23:06 PM PDT by RobinMasters
Good news, but a tad underwhelming when you look at the numbers. Right now it breaks out at 40/37/20 among conservatives, moderates, and liberals, respectively. Between 2006 and 2008, when the left was routing us at the polls, it was roughly … 37/37/22, a testament to how toxic progressives’ brand is even at the best of times. In fact, between the second and third quarters of this year, conservatives actually lost a point while moderates gained two. Not sure what explains that, although as The One moves further left, crazy wingnut ideas like “we shouldn’t create a new federal health-care entitlement that will never, ever pay for itself” gain traction among the center and become de facto moderate positions. Same with the left vis-a-vis opposition to Iraq over the last three years.
If you want to see where the real movement is, follow the link, scroll down, and note the net gains from last year to this year among independents on seven individual issues. All of them are in double digits except one, and the net gain there is nine points. Quote:
(Excerpt) Read more at hotair.com ...
Ping.
And yet, they vote deomcrap. Why?
Where are the core values? *Shakes head*
I guess they lost them down in the gutter.
I have acquaintenances where I work who say they are Conservative, but they still think man causes global warming and that being PC is what to strive for.
The poll is bogus claptrap to put genuine Constitutional Conservative Republicans off guard.
Not a great strategy.
Attn: RNC and Newt G.
CAN YOU HEAR US NOW?
Before we start having a collective orgasm here folks keep in mind that probably well over half of the so-called “moderates” are really liberals.
But until they actually VOTE conservatively, polls like this are background static.
If you look at the data, the numbers haven't budged much over the last five years, the differences perhaps within the margin of error. And many in the population questioned probably don't have much of an idea as to what "conservative," "moderate," or "liberal" mean. Plus, there were only those three choices given. Let's face it, the vast majority do not follow politics any where near as avidly as we FReepers do.
Still, the poll responses on individual policy questions offer some reason for hope.
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