Conservatives Maintain Edge as Top Ideological Group

Conservatives continue to outnumber moderates and liberals in the American populace in 2009, confirming a finding that Gallup first noted in June. Forty percent of Americans describe their political views as conservative, 36% as moderate, and 20% as liberal. This marks a shift from 2005 through 2008, when moderates were tied with conservatives as the most prevalent group. Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 27, 2009

If the small shifts claimed here are correct, it is an indictment of our educational system and media. The poll gives no indication of what information sources were at the root of the change of self identification.

Can a radical regressive who wants to abolish government oversight of business, and escalate wars, can that person be categorized as a conservative? The labels seem inherently misleading.

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