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humbled_opinion

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50. WHAT?

Thu Dec 29, 2011, 06:44 PM

Dec 2011

They think Obama is very liberal...

Obviously this poll is flawed, Obama is mainstream centrist on most issues, sometimes he tilts to the left but than other times he tilts to the right. The danger is that the propaganda machine of the right (Faux noise) has been very successful at creating this Obama is a far left radical perception.

Again if the poll is true it spells trouble for Democrats in general but for liberals most of all because it will cause Obama to swing further right to try and overcompensate for the perception.

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Poll: U.S. sees Obama as liberal [View all] TomCADem Dec 2011 OP

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