Poll: 26% perceive Obama policies as 'socialist', 22% as liberal [View all]

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From the Political Animal blog, reporting on the latest CBS/NY Times poll:

Way into the poll — page 26, question 85 — respondents were asked, “How would you mainly describe the policies Barack Obama has pursued as president — as socialist, liberal, moderate, conservative or libertarian?” As near as I can tell, it’s pretty unusual for a major national poll to give respondents some of these choices.

Here’s what people had to say:

Socialist: 26%
Liberal: 22%
Moderate: 28%
Conservative: 6%
Libertarian: 4%
DK/NA: 15%