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Barack Obama

boxman15

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7. I really think terms like that are very limiting.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2012, 07:03 PM

Jan 2012

President Obama is, and campaigned on being, a center-left pragmatist. I'd like to see him be more liberal at times, but he's doing what he said he'd do in 2008. And he's doing a damn good job at it.

But, the far-right and the right thinks he's a socialist, moderates and the not-insane right think he's a liberal, the left thinks he's a moderate, and the far-left thinks he's a conservative. So the numbers look right.

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Poll: 26% perceive Obama policies as 'socialist', 22% as liberal [View all] alp227 Jan 2012 OP

So 48% think he is a socialist or a liberal.... AnOhioan Jan 2012 #1

Even more than that believe Fred Flintstone rode a dinosaur 6000 years ago. MNBrewer Jan 2012 #2

Goodbye. Nt DevonRex Jan 2012 #3

Goodbye. Nt DevonRex Jan 2012 #4

that's probably about right ncteechur Jan 2012 #5

well Robbins Jan 2012 #6

I really think terms like that are very limiting. boxman15 Jan 2012 #7