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(17,837 posts) Thu Dec 29, 2011, 02:19 PM Dec 2011

Poll: U.S. sees Obama as liberal [View all]

Most Americans believe President Obama is more liberal than they are, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll.

On a scale of 1 to 5 -- with 1 being very liberal and 5 being very conservative -- respondents rated themselves as a 3.3 ideologically, slightly to the right of center.

They perceive Obama to be a 2.3, to the left of center.

Some of the Republican candidates are more aligned with the respondents, said the poll: "Americans perceive Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, and Ron Paul as closest to themselves ideologically, and Michele Bachmann and Barack Obama as furthest away."

Link - http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/12/poll-us-sees-obama-as-liberal/1

You know the corporate fix is in when Romney and Gingrich are portrayed as mainstream even in the midst of the 99 percent movement and the OWS protests.

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Cough (Bullshit push poll) Cough Vincardog Dec 2011 #1

Yup kenfrequed Dec 2011 #21

Generally this seems spot on PATRICK Dec 2011 #79

This is interesting, the survey methods� Demit Dec 2011 #26

Isn't MOE based on number of participants? dkf Dec 2011 #33

Is that how it usually works? I didn't know that. Demit Dec 2011 #42

It's a question of sampling. Igel Dec 2011 #51

Ah, I see. Demit Dec 2011 #64

No hope for the country until the propaganda apparatus is destroyed Doctor_J Dec 2011 #2

People call themselves coservative, yet support many liberal/progressive policies. Dawson Leery Dec 2011 #11

This is true. CrispyQ Dec 2011 #22

Or, been brainwashed into equating "conservative" with 'rational' and 'fair', as opposed to gateley Dec 2011 #32

Pew Poll: Term "Progressive" Viewed as MOST Political Positive Label 66 dmhlt Dec 2011 #71

They do for themselves, but not for anyone else. Gemini Cat Dec 2011 #78

occupying the media would be the best thing Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2011 #35

+1 slay Dec 2011 #47

yeah, well, if this poll was actually correct newspeak Dec 2011 #80

correction....commie liberal Demonaut Dec 2011 #3

And Dr Strangelove as a moderate. nt Xipe Totec Dec 2011 #4

It's sad what "liberal" has come to mean. girl gone mad Dec 2011 #5

democrats Inc have allowed liberal to become a dirty word in its ever rightward lurch nt msongs Dec 2011 #6

This is true. If you don't define yourself, others will. And they have. nt SteveW Dec 2011 #23

Agreed. ... markpkessinger Dec 2011 #76

but we know better....obama is about s liberal as Reagan, nt bowens43 Dec 2011 #7

Yeah because everybody is stupid except you, because Kahuna Dec 2011 #68

You're not stupid. Just wrong. Zhade Dec 2011 #75

Correct. harun Jan 2012 #83

so was there a questionnaire, or did they merely ask people to rate themselves on a scale of 1-5? frylock Dec 2011 #8

Pounded home by Fox News for a year before the election, and continuing today JohnnyRingo Dec 2011 #9

which means they're not paying attention ixion Dec 2011 #10

Yes, indeed.... SteveW Dec 2011 #24

...And why Obama Keep going MORE and MORE Right! torotoro Dec 2011 #12

I'd like documented instances of when he "capitulated" to the "left" anywhere near zbdent Dec 2011 #18

The "left?" What is the left? What is the left? Anything left of the left? nt SteveW Dec 2011 #25

Yes... kenfrequed Dec 2011 #34

More right than Bush II? Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2011 #19

More proof Americans are not smart treestar Dec 2011 #13

Don't fault Americans... SteveW Dec 2011 #28

The right wing smear machine works Charlemagne Dec 2011 #14

Right, because most leftists I know would keep dem Tax Cuts for the Wealthy intact! HughBeaumont Dec 2011 #15

He's not that liberal, but he should be. The perception that Obama is a liberal should be a good totodeinhere Dec 2011 #16

The last liberal President we've had was Richard Nixon. Doc_Technical Dec 2011 #17

Probably right. He also started the EPA. nt SteveW Dec 2011 #30

Most Americans believe what they hear on their TV's Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2011 #20

We have allowed these labels to define all political issues in America tularetom Dec 2011 #27

Funny thing is also more Americans think they're conservatives. ProgressoDem Dec 2011 #29

that's what happens when the 'left' gives 1000 coordinated RW radio stations a free speech free ride certainot Dec 2011 #31

i bet the same people think MSNBC is liberal n/t Enrique Dec 2011 #36

Oh great, just what he/we need... vi5 Dec 2011 #37

Related poll-Millions of Americans found to have heads up their asses. abq e streeter Dec 2011 #38

This is an example of how the corporate media distorts the American People's perception Uncle Joe Dec 2011 #39

Agree! patrice Dec 2011 #45

Define "liberal." Deep13 Dec 2011 #40

That's because the MSM keep calling Obama "liberal" Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2011 #41

Asking people to self-identify based on the label "liberal" or "conservative" is nonsense high density Dec 2011 #43

This is because "America" has little or no actual experience of what a Liberal is, so they don't patrice Dec 2011 #44

And Obama is not even liberal! slay Dec 2011 #46

I'd say you know the fix is in when Obama is portrayed as liberal. nt TBF Dec 2011 #48

Wonder what they would call us? jwirr Dec 2011 #49

WHAT? humbled_opinion Dec 2011 #50

Either US still mostly inhabited by low information voters. Or it's another BS push poll. pam4water Dec 2011 #52

I think it is libmom74 Dec 2011 #53

Actually... Doc Holliday Dec 2011 #58

Yeah I believe that madokie Dec 2011 #54

Everyone please check out the page and Chart on the link below Tx4obama Dec 2011 #55

Everyone please check out charts below progressoid Dec 2011 #65

Your chart/link does NOT list any data used for the chart - my chart/link DOES :) Tx4obama Dec 2011 #66

Data? progressoid Dec 2011 #77

So ontheissues agrees with Fox "News" Doctor_J Dec 2011 #81

because of the MSM. Odin2005 Dec 2011 #56

Given that this poll in 2008 put Obama at 2.5 I think American's are smarter... joshcryer Dec 2011 #57

uh, well, not exactly..nt and-justice-for-all Dec 2011 #59

The U.S. is chock full of morons. MrSlayer Dec 2011 #60

Straight up F&$/@ng bullshit BadGimp Dec 2011 #61

This reminds me of a republican I spoke to at Thanksgiving on Disability who believes in gay marriag musicblind Dec 2011 #62

Corporate fix is right... CoffeeCat Dec 2011 #63

"USA Today/Gallup Poll"... *snort* NuttyFluffers Dec 2011 #67

That's good news, especially considering how the right... Scuba Dec 2011 #69

The follow up question should be: As compared to? nt Javaman Dec 2011 #70

. . . and "is being liberal good or bad?" Jack Rabbit Dec 2011 #73

That's about right center rising Dec 2011 #72

Almost exactly in the middle is "liberal?" ChadwickHenryWard Dec 2011 #74

TOTAL CLUELESS!!! Americans there's NOTHING Liberal about President Obama bigdarryl Jan 2012 #82