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angrychair

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14. My Research says different

Wed Nov 4, 2015, 08:42 PM

Nov 2015

I'll see your numbers and counter with my own from Pew Research that say Democrats and left-leaning moderates are the majority:
The share of independents in the public, which long ago surpassed the percentages of either Democrats or Republicans, continues to increase. Based on 2014 data, 39% identify as independents, 32% as Democrats and 23% as Republicans. This is the highest percentage of independents in more than 75 years of public opinion polling. (For a timeline of party affiliation among the public since 1939, see this interactive feature.)

When the partisan leanings of independents are taken into account, 48% either identify as Democrats or lean Democratic; 39% identify as Republicans or lean Republican. The gap in leaned party affiliation has held fairly steady since 2009, when Democrats held a 13-point advantage (50% to 37%).
Link: http://www.people-press.org/2015/04/07/a-deep-dive-into-party-affiliation/

So, while it may be the optimistic viewpoint, I am more inclined to believe that Dems are the majority in our country.

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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