America Is A Liberal Nation: For The First Time Social Liberals Outnumber Conservatives

[herding cats]

For the first time since polling began in 1999, Gallup found that there are more social liberals in the United States than social conservatives.

Gallup reported that the number of respondents who called themselves social liberals has increased to 31%, while the number of self-identified social conservatives has fallen to 30%. The number of Democrats who refer to themselves as social liberals jumped from 47% in 2014 to 53% in 2015. The number of Republicans who call themselves socially conservative has declined from 60% in 2014 to 53% in 2015.

Democrats who used to call themselves social moderates are moving to the left while Republicans are experiencing a decline in social conservatives. The polling matches the overall trend in the country. America has moved left on same-sex marriage, equal pay for women, immigration, and climate change. Issues like the minimum wage and taxes have become both social and economic causes.

The United States is moving to the left. It has been inching leftward on social issues for decades, and the leftward trend is accelerating.

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/05/22/america-liberal-nation-time-social-liberals-outnumber-conservatives.html

Some good news for a Friday.

[merrily]

1. Hmm.

[C Moon]

6. That's the happiest reply I've seen. :)

[merrily]

8. Understatement is my strong suit.

[Roy Rolling]

10. Wow

Training all those wooHoos to dance in unison is quite a bit of choreography.

[merrily]

11. Thank you. Patience is my other strong suit.

[Human101948]

2. The Republicans are facing an insurmountable problem...

Their base is dying off in ever increasing numbers.

[YoungDemCA]

15. The GOP currently controls both houses of Congress, most state governments, and the Supreme Court

[Human101948]

24. Yes, they have used every trick they can to stay in control...

but the tipping point is coming and they will be swept out like the rancid turds they are.

[Dawgs]

3. So why elect another conservative in 2016?

[YoungDemCA]

12. Because conservatives are more reliable voters than liberals

And are more evenly spread throughout the country, geographically speaking.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

16. That's because a lot of them vote absentee....

Liberals tend to want to go to the polls.

[YoungDemCA]

18. And the GOP has been issuing draconian voter restrictions that hit the Democratic base the hardest

So, that's a big issue.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

21. They also put more machines in their own districts....

Some FOX "News" viewing hayseed finds 25 machines in the barn where he votes but there's only 5 to serve 20,000 Democrats downtown.

[merrily]

17. Please see replies 9 and 14

and hundreds of other DU posts debunking the myth that liberals are not reliable voters.

[YoungDemCA]

20. I didn't say "liberals are not reliable voters"

I did say "conservatives are more reliable voters than liberals are, and are more evenly spread throughout the country, geographically speaking."

[merrily]

23. True.

[merrily]

13. Even less reason to elect a Republican.

[ejbr]

4. It's unfortunate

That liberals don't vote

[merrily]

14. It's unfortunate that the influence of certain factors, like corporate media.

have such a strong influence on low info voters. See also Reply 9 , below.

The notion that liberals don't vote has been debunked too many times on this board for good faith posters to continue posting that false meme.

[ejbr]

25. Regardless

Both houses of Congress, the Supreme Court, a vast majority of Governors, and too many state houses are in the hands of conservatives...so whatev...

[Spitfire of ATJ]

19. Sure they do...

[Dont call me Shirley]

5. Great news.

Where are people leaning now in economic issues?

Economic and social issues are two sides of the same coin, one cannot be without the other.

[Arugula Latte]

7. It might be that people are actually becoming more liberal, or more feel comfortable with the term,

or both.

"Liberal" was smeared for so many decades, kind of like "feminist." Perhaps the Internet is helping more people realize it's something to be proud of, not hide.

[erronis]

9. So what? We're not going to win elections based on voters.

Control and money only.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

22. That's what the media says...

But keep in mind the media are the ones selling the politicians the air time for their ads.