Monday, June 15, 2009

So Much For The GOP Is Dead Meme

Interesting figures from Gallup.

While more people identify as Democrats, conservatives are the single largest ideological group.

Thus far in 2009, 40% of Americans interviewed in national Gallup Poll surveys describe their political views as conservative, 35% as moderate, and 21% as liberal. This represents a slight increase for conservatism in the U.S. since 2008, returning it to a level last seen in 2004. The 21% calling themselves liberal is in line with findings throughout this decade, but is up from the 1990s.




Read the whole thing, but it leaves me with a specific question.

Why are Democrats so scared of the word "liberal"?

If Democrats as a party is growing as the meme has been spouting for the last year, then why are they not identifying themselves when asked?

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