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In reply to the discussion: Poll: U.S. sees Obama as liberal [View all]abq e streeter
(7,658 posts)38. Related poll-Millions of Americans found to have heads up their asses.
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People call themselves coservative, yet support many liberal/progressive policies.
Dawson Leery
Dec 2011
#11
Or, been brainwashed into equating "conservative" with 'rational' and 'fair', as opposed to
gateley
Dec 2011
#32
democrats Inc have allowed liberal to become a dirty word in its ever rightward lurch nt
msongs
Dec 2011
#6
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
I'd like documented instances of when he "capitulated" to the "left" anywhere near
zbdent
Dec 2011
#18
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
that's what happens when the 'left' gives 1000 coordinated RW radio stations a free speech free ride
certainot
Dec 2011
#31
This is an example of how the corporate media distorts the American People's perception
Uncle Joe
Dec 2011
#39
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
Either US still mostly inhabited by low information voters. Or it's another BS push poll.
pam4water
Dec 2011
#52
Your chart/link does NOT list any data used for the chart - my chart/link DOES :)
Tx4obama
Dec 2011
#66
Given that this poll in 2008 put Obama at 2.5 I think American's are smarter...
joshcryer
Dec 2011
#57