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[femmocrat]

1. Solid liberal.

Only 14% of the public agrees with us, though. Not very encouraging.

Who They Are:

Highly politically engaged
75% are Democrats
Concentrated in the Northeast and West
57% are female
Best educated of the groups: 49% hold at least a bachelor's degree and 27% have post-graduate experience
A third regularly listen to NPR, about two-in-ten regularly watch The Daily Show and read The New York Times
59% have a passport
42% regularly buy organic foods
21% are first or second generation Americans

[baldguy]

2. Solid Liberal - Along with 14% of the public

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. solid liberal here....

[WillyT]

4. Sold Liberal... And Proud Of It !!!

& Rec !!!

[northoftheborder]

5. solid liberal

[smackd]

6. Post-Modern

13%

didnt even know there was such a thing.

sounds cool lol


on edit: damn. i stick out.

[Ex Lurker]

48. I'm another one

[Puzzledtraveller]

62. Yeah, how did you manage that?

[Apophis]

7. Solid Liberal.

[Euphoria]

8. Solid lib

[The Straight Story]

9. It said I was a fascist gop pig, I think it was the question about doors that did it

[WillyT]

13. You Bad...

[Kennah]

38. Why are you hating on Jim Morrison?

[The Straight Story]

42. Cause his music was drug induced drivel that only pot heads liked

[Kennah]

44. Oh you'll smoke a turd in Hell! If only there was one, Hell that is.

[TeeYiYi]

10. Solid liberal. ..nt

TYY

[Kalidurga]

11. Solid Liberal.

Wish I had the education of the profile. But, I did graduate from a college

[Blue_In_AK]

12. Solid liberal

Surprise, surprise.

[nadinbrzezinski]

14. Yup, solid lib

[SamKnause]

15. Quiz

Solid Liberal.

In actuality I am a socialist.

[niyad]

16. solid liberal--and unapologetic peace-loving, bleeding heart hippie

[ZombieHorde]

17. Solid Liberal, just like everyone else. nt

[jwirr]

18. Solid liberal and proud of it.

[IrishEyes]

19. Staunch Conservative.

Just Kidding. Solid Liberal. No surprise.

[rrneck]

20. Solid Liberal. nt

[tularetom]

21. Solid liberal but I have to point out

that was a very easy test to figure out the answers you were supposed to give. There was a very sharp contrast between the two possible answers to each question. In reality there are several degrees of separation between the points of view represented by the two answers and thus many more realistically possible responses.

Sometimes I selected that answer which came closest to my thinking because there was no answer which accurately reflected it. I'm happy to be considered a solid liberal but I have this nagging feeling that maybe I'm really not that solid.

[hfojvt]

24. funny thing about that test

I took it and it said I was a "hard pressed Democrat" and then I took it again and gave the exact same answers, except at the end, I said I was a Republican instead of telling the truth.

And the test said I was a "main street Republican"

then I went back and changed my self-definition to "independent" (and changed none of the other answers, and it said I was a "post Modern"

but that just could be me, sort of a half-conservative, half-liberal set of answers. Just for fun, I went back and chose all of the "standard liberal" responses and said I was a "strong Republican"

but the test still came back with "solid liberal"

but I am unsure why you would give "the answers you were supposed to give" (supposed to according to whom?) instead of "what you really think".

[tularetom]

56. I followed the instructions for the test

Which said if neither statement matched my opinion to select the one that came closest.

There was a lot of wiggle room between the two choices. Of course the "liberal" choice came closer to my opinion but sometimes neither statement reflected what I really felt.

It was a fun test just a bit simplistic.

[Jamaal510]

22. Solid liberal.

I wasn't entirely sure how to vote on the immigrant question, though, because I have heard very convincing arguments from both sides.

As far as the results go, I found it troubling where it said only 41% of people believe government should do more to help the needy, and only 45% said it should do more to advance equal rights for blacks. Also, according to the results, only 14% of the public is solidly liberal. What I take from this is that America still has a long way to go in terms of egalitarianism.

[hfojvt]

25. well, according to them

only 9% of the public is "staunch conservatives" only 11% are "mainstreet Republicans" and only 9% are "libertarians" which would make a pretty darn solid 71% for the "non conservative" side. Sorta funny then, how they somehow control two houses of Congress and so many state legislatures.

[Notafraidtoo]

27. Nice observation N/T

[Ex Lurker]

40. Don't be so quick to lump libertarians in with conservatives nt

[Zoeisright]

26. Solid liberal.

Not surprising.

[Notafraidtoo]

28. Solid lib

14%

[TDale313]

29. solid liberal n/t

[ohheckyeah]

30. Solid Liberal....

there should be a tree hugging liberal category.

[FuzzyRabbit]

31. Solid Liberal, of course.

According to the Republicans, I am a lazy freeloader who votes for those conniving Democrats only because they give me lots of free stuff.

[pkdu]

32. Solid Liberal...despite a couple of " my income " questions......where are the gundgeoneers?

[NutmegYankee]

33. Solid Liberal.

[putitinD]

34. solid liberal

[Ex Lurker]

35. Post Modern, whatever that is

I didn't like the either/or choice on a lot of those questions.

[defacto7]

36. Solid Liberal 14%

I took a test once where I was further left and further toward non-authoritarian than Gandhi.

[ellisonz]

37. Solid Liberal.

[Kennah]

39. Solid liberal, and I found the money question odd

There are certainly solid liberals who are entirely secure financially. On the flip side, I suspect there are plenty of Teabaggers who also live hand to mouth.

[pinboy3niner]

41. Solid Liberal

No surprise.

[Rhiannon12866]

43. Solid Liberal, what do you know?! :D

On that other test I came in to the left of Gandhi...

[sakabatou]

45. Solid Liberal

[Cali_Democrat]

46. Solid Liberal

[VOX]

47. Solid libby and proud of it.

Right down to the valve-stems on the tires of my Volvo.

[jambo101]

49. Solid Liberal

And think most righties have gone insane and/or come down with some form of collective dementia.

[IndyPragmatist123]

50. Am I the only one who felt the wording was terrible?

There were a few questions I didn't want to answer because I felt both responses were horribly worded and didn't reflect my views on the issue.

I've always felt that the Nolan Chart (www.nolanchart.com) is a much better political quiz.

[pipi_k]

57. I agree with

you.

I also found the wording to be a bit misleading and had trouble answering a couple of questions, and did not even choose an answer at all for one of them.

Even so, I came in at "Solid Liberal", but I do not agree with that label.

I think I'm more of a Moderate Democrat than a Liberal.

[peacebird]

51. Solid liberal.

[RedstDem]

52. I'm among 14% of the population?

that's BS.
there's more liberals than that.

I smell a rat.

[Scootaloo]

53. I'm starkly red - but then I identify as a leftist.

According to the poll I'm "strongly liberal" which I guess is as close as you're "allowed" to say in the US.

[LWolf]

54. I'm a solid liberal, but

that's neither red nor blue. The Democratic Party, "blue," is not all that liberal.

Not from where I stand.

[11 Bravo]

55. Solid Liberal here. (I thought the religion thing and the fact that we're doing fine financially ...

might change that.)

[Flashmann]

58. How Red Or Blue Are You?

Based on your responses, YOU are a…
Solid Liberal
Along with 14% of the public

[Lugnut]

59. Solid liberal.

No surprise there.

[meow2u3]

60. New Coalition Democrat

...along with 10% of the public.

[Puzzledtraveller]

61. Libertarian on this survey

[Dpm12]

63. Solid liberal

w/ 14% of public


Based on your responses, YOU are a… Solid Liberal

Along with 14% of the public

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Solid Liberals

14% of the public

What They Believe
•Strongly pro-government and very liberal on a broad range of issues
•Very supportive of regulation, environmental protection and government assistance to the poor
•One of the most secular groups; 59% say that religion is not that important to them
•Supportive of the country's growing racial and ethnic diversity
•Two-thirds disagree with the Tea Party

Who They Are
•Highly politically engaged
•75% are Democrats
•Concentrated in the Northeast and West
•57% are female
•Best educated of the groups: 49% hold at least a bachelor's degree and 27% have post-graduate experience
•A third regularly listen to NPR, about two-in-ten regularly watch The Daily Show and read The New York Times
•59% have a passport
•42% regularly buy organic foods
•21% are first or second generation Americans


Key Beliefs of Solid Liberals versus the General Public
Government often does a better job than people give it credit for
Solid Liberals 74%
General Public 39%
The government should do more to help needy Americans, even if it means going deeper into debt
Solid Liberals 74%
General Public 41%
Government regulation of business is necessary to protect the public interest
Solid Liberals 86%
General Public 47%
Business corporations make too much profit
Solid Liberals 77%
General Public 54%
Our country needs to continue making changes to give blacks equal rights with whites
Solid Liberals 77%
General Public 45%
Good diplomacy is the best way to ensure peace
Solid Liberals 89%
General Public 58%
The growing number of newcomers from other countries strengthens American society
Solid Liberals 84%
General Public 52%
Homosexuality should be accepted by society
Solid Liberals 92%
General Public

[bamacrat]

64. Solid Liberal. n/t

[CrispyQ]

65. Solid Liberal.

Solid Liberals
14% OF THE PUBLIC

What They Believe
Strongly pro-government and very liberal on a broad range of issues
Very supportive of regulation, environmental protection and government assistance to the poor
One of the most secular groups; 59% say that religion is not that important to them
Supportive of the country's growing racial and ethnic diversity
Two-thirds disagree with the Tea Party

Who They Are
Highly politically engaged
75% are Democrats
Concentrated in the Northeast and West
57% are female
Best educated of the groups: 49% hold at least a bachelor's degree and 27% have post-graduate experience
A third regularly listen to NPR, about two-in-ten regularly watch The Daily Show and read The New York Times
59% have a passport
42% regularly buy organic foods
21% are first or second generation Americans

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I would love to read the Staunch Republican description. How could they possibly make it sound complimentary?