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Tarheel_Dem

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10. I didn't blame them. There aren't enough of them to win in places like KY. No shame in it, but

Wed Nov 4, 2015, 07:34 PM

Nov 2015

Politics | January 9, 2015

U.S. Liberals at Record 24%, but Still Trail Conservatives

by Lydia Saad

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•Conservatives remain largest ideological group, at 38%
•Liberals up one point to 24%, the highest yet
•Conservative-liberal gap now smallest in Gallup trends

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Conservatives continued to outnumber moderates and liberals in the U.S. population in 2014, as they have since 2009. However, their 14-percentage-point edge over liberals last year, 38% vs. 24%, is the smallest in Gallup's trends since 1992. The percentage of U.S. adults identifying themselves as politically conservative in 2014 was unchanged from 2013, as was the percentage of moderates, at 34%, while the percentage considering themselves liberal rose a percentage point for the third straight year.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/180452/liberals-record-trail-conservatives.aspx

So if Conservatives and Moderates outnumber Liberals, guess what happens? Go on, guess.

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Democrats need to start turning out the vote in off year elections� [View all] MrScorpio Nov 2015 OP

Gee, I wonder how we could do that.... Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #1

That was exactly what I thought word for word when I saw the OP title Fumesucker Nov 2015 #4

That helps, but elections are not just about candidates, are they? Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #5

That means we need to organize to primary establishment and Turd Way neoliberal "Dems" meow2u3 Nov 2015 #12

When teaparty presidents and senators and local state assemblyman start killing Women randys1 Nov 2015 #2

I find your extremist rhetoric to be uncalled for, to say the least. Bluenorthwest Nov 2015 #3

+1 n/t SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2015 #8

All politics is local angrychair Nov 2015 #6

If the difference is between "light grey and dark grey" why don't Greens win? The answer is not.... Tarheel_Dem Nov 2015 #7

And yet the progressives are getting blamed despite not being enough to make a difference Fumesucker Nov 2015 #9

I didn't blame them. There aren't enough of them to win in places like KY. No shame in it, but Tarheel_Dem Nov 2015 #10

Progressives are magical Prism Nov 2015 #22

I can't believe anyone still pushes the 'left don't vote' garbage here. Rex Nov 2015 #24

DU has a high anti-liberal populous Prism Nov 2015 #28

Not sure what your point is here angrychair Nov 2015 #11

But I thought you guys declared everyone else, including Hillary as "Third Way"? Just pointing out. Tarheel_Dem Nov 2015 #13

My Research says different angrychair Nov 2015 #14

Change the subject much? I was talking about liberals vs. everybody else. The Democratic Party is Tarheel_Dem Nov 2015 #15

"Liberal" angrychair Nov 2015 #16

Making false accusations won't change the math. Where is the "dirty word"? Tarheel_Dem Nov 2015 #17

Dirty word angrychair Nov 2015 #18

So you couldn't find it, and now you've moved on to my intent. Don't hurt yourself. Tarheel_Dem Nov 2015 #20

We managed for a while but by 2010 the party had moved too far left for the South and Midwest Recursion Nov 2015 #19

Kewl story. The left votes in higher numbers than all other groups. Rex Nov 2015 #23

Yep. And we're the smallest part of the electorate Recursion Nov 2015 #25

We? You are a funny one. Rex Nov 2015 #26

Feel better now? Recursion Nov 2015 #27

The day I see you type anything progressive, well that day will never happen. Rex Nov 2015 #29

It's a brain - driven dilema. Conservitives tend to herd together to attack what they don't like. haele Nov 2015 #21