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(CNSNews.com) – More self-identified Independents are labeling themselves as “conservative” in 2009 than at any time during the past decade, the Gallup organization found in a recently released study.
In fact, the percentage of American Independents who identified as conservatives – 35 percent – increased at the fastest rate in 10 years between 2008 and 2009, the latter Obama’s first year in office.
“The rather abrupt three-point increase between 2008 and 2009 in the percentage of Americans calling themselves conservative is largely owing to an increase – from 30 percent to 35 percent – in the percentage of political independents adopting the label.
According to a compilation of all Gallup political identification surveys from 2009, 40 percent of Americans identified themselves as conservatives, more than the 36 percent who answered moderate and far more than the 21 percent who answered liberal.
“The increased conservatism that Gallup first identified among Americans last June persisted throughout the year, so that the final year-end political ideology figures confirm Gallup's initial reporting: conservatives (40 percent) outnumbered both moderates (36 percent) and liberals (21 percent) across the nation in 2009,” Gallup reported Thursday.
Democratic leaders explained their brand’s seemingly bad fortunes, saying that the 2009 figures merely reflected the public’s desire to see Obama’s health care agenda pass. Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine told CBS News that his party would experience a “tailwind” when the president’s signature initiative passes.
“I think the president is about to achieve a victory with the passage of a comprehensive health reform bill that has eluded every Democratic president since Harry Truman and that will create a real tailwind for the president and the party when that happens,” Kaine told CBS’s “The Early Show.”
“We're starting to see some positive signs,” he said. “We've got more work to do, but I think the passage of historic health care and continued improvement in the economy will surprise some people in November in terms of how Democrats do.”
However, Gallup also found that in a decade that began and ended with liberal presidents, more Americans called themselves conservative or moderate than liberal. From 2000-2009, no more than 22 percent of Americans considered themselves liberal, while both conservative and moderate Americans hovered between 35 and 45 percent, trading places as the largest political identity several times over that period.
In fact, liberals have never made up much more than 20 percent of the country, according to Gallup, over approximately the last 20 years. From 1992 to 2009, liberals never made up more than 22 percent (in 2007 and 2008) of the country.
In a finding that could play out well for Republicans’ mid-term election hopes, conservatism saw its largest single-year gain in support since 1992-1993, the year before Republicans – led by conservative candidates – took control of Congress.
Conservatism saw a three percentage-point gain in 1992-1993 (from 36 to 39 percent). Between 2008 and 2009, conservatism also grew by three points (37 to 40 percent).
The Republican Party continued to be dominated by conservatives, with 71 percent of Republicans calling themselves conservative, as opposed to 35 percent of Independents and only 21 percent of Democrats. Republicans have been becoming increasingly conservative since 2003, growing from 62 percent in 2002 to 71 percent in 2009.
Democrats, likewise, continued becoming more liberal. Thirty-eight percent of Democrats called themselves liberal in 2009, one point less than in 2008 but nine points higher than the 29 percent of liberal Democrats Gallup reported in 2000.
Democrats make up the largest group of self-identified liberals, far outweighing the 18 percent of Independents and only 4 percent of Republicans who choose the label.
Independents continued to flee the “liberal” moniker, according to Gallup, with 78 percent choosing either the conservative (35 percent) or moderate (43 percent) label.
Is this really a surprise? This guy is a LIAR! His "transparent" government is the most secretive in history! He has created a "shadow" government at a cost of HUNDREDS of millions using his extremist czars! He has destroyed our economy with his fraudulent "stimulus" package that was a fraud to pay off his buddies. He literally OWNS the media and uses them to promote his lies. (And relies upon them to FAIL to report the truth!) He is totally owned by special interest groups. (He will NOT even allow for his picture taken near a cross!!!) He is is totally in bed with terrorists groups. (Who was his first call to? HAMAS!) He is the most murderous president in history!. ..Totally in bed with pro-death groups! This guy is incapable of telling the truth about anything!In fact, the percentage of American Independents who identified as conservatives – 35 percent – increased at the fastest rate in 10 years between 2008 and 2009, the latter Obama’s first year in office.
“The rather abrupt three-point increase between 2008 and 2009 in the percentage of Americans calling themselves conservative is largely owing to an increase – from 30 percent to 35 percent – in the percentage of political independents adopting the label.
According to a compilation of all Gallup political identification surveys from 2009, 40 percent of Americans identified themselves as conservatives, more than the 36 percent who answered moderate and far more than the 21 percent who answered liberal.
“The increased conservatism that Gallup first identified among Americans last June persisted throughout the year, so that the final year-end political ideology figures confirm Gallup's initial reporting: conservatives (40 percent) outnumbered both moderates (36 percent) and liberals (21 percent) across the nation in 2009,” Gallup reported Thursday.
Democratic leaders explained their brand’s seemingly bad fortunes, saying that the 2009 figures merely reflected the public’s desire to see Obama’s health care agenda pass. Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine told CBS News that his party would experience a “tailwind” when the president’s signature initiative passes.
“I think the president is about to achieve a victory with the passage of a comprehensive health reform bill that has eluded every Democratic president since Harry Truman and that will create a real tailwind for the president and the party when that happens,” Kaine told CBS’s “The Early Show.”
“We're starting to see some positive signs,” he said. “We've got more work to do, but I think the passage of historic health care and continued improvement in the economy will surprise some people in November in terms of how Democrats do.”
However, Gallup also found that in a decade that began and ended with liberal presidents, more Americans called themselves conservative or moderate than liberal. From 2000-2009, no more than 22 percent of Americans considered themselves liberal, while both conservative and moderate Americans hovered between 35 and 45 percent, trading places as the largest political identity several times over that period.
In fact, liberals have never made up much more than 20 percent of the country, according to Gallup, over approximately the last 20 years. From 1992 to 2009, liberals never made up more than 22 percent (in 2007 and 2008) of the country.
In a finding that could play out well for Republicans’ mid-term election hopes, conservatism saw its largest single-year gain in support since 1992-1993, the year before Republicans – led by conservative candidates – took control of Congress.
Conservatism saw a three percentage-point gain in 1992-1993 (from 36 to 39 percent). Between 2008 and 2009, conservatism also grew by three points (37 to 40 percent).
The Republican Party continued to be dominated by conservatives, with 71 percent of Republicans calling themselves conservative, as opposed to 35 percent of Independents and only 21 percent of Democrats. Republicans have been becoming increasingly conservative since 2003, growing from 62 percent in 2002 to 71 percent in 2009.
Democrats, likewise, continued becoming more liberal. Thirty-eight percent of Democrats called themselves liberal in 2009, one point less than in 2008 but nine points higher than the 29 percent of liberal Democrats Gallup reported in 2000.
Democrats make up the largest group of self-identified liberals, far outweighing the 18 percent of Independents and only 4 percent of Republicans who choose the label.
Independents continued to flee the “liberal” moniker, according to Gallup, with 78 percent choosing either the conservative (35 percent) or moderate (43 percent) label.
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