[freespirited]

Sixteen percent (16%) of Nancy Pelosi’s party say they are liberal on both fiscal and social issues.

If only those 16% did not have influence far exceeding their actual numbers.

[Greg F]

Sixteen percent (16%) of Nancy Pelosi’s party say they are liberal on both fiscal and social issues.

They just make up the faculty of our universities, the clergy of the mainstream denominations, the public school teachers, and the editors of the major print and television media.

[The_Reader_David]

This poll give another reason why conservatives should be backing Fred Thompson: he’s a solid conservative, both socially and fiscally, but his insistence on strict federalism in his approach to domestic policy makes his method of implementing conservative policies more appealing to moderates than other approaches to the same goals.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

IMHO, if the pollsters just asked people outright whether they think they belong in each of the mentioned categories, then the poll results are useless. Do people know what “socially conservative” — or any of the other labels — means? It would have been better to ask for people’s views on specifics; such as raising taxes, or Christmas trees on public land.

[robomatik]

“Rasmussen” -says it all

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Here’s the problem with that report. People are labeling themselves dishonestly, using a faulty scale. Like you point out, there is no way only 16% of the Democrat party is liberal on both social and fiscal issues. Democrats love to paint themselves as mainstream moderates. It’s a self given label that just doesn’t match up to the facts. It is just a manipulative tactic to make weak minded voters think all reasonable people agree with the Democrats while only extremists agree with the Republicans.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

It is probably a better study in what people think of and how they define those labels than it is in what people actually believe.

[Lou L]

24% Are Both Fiscal and Socially Conservatives, 9% Fiscally and Socially Liberal

Yes, but how many of them are "progressive?"

[Kevmo]

Among Republicans, 47% are both fiscally and socially conservative.
***That means the majority are not. That’s why we see someone like tootyfruityrudy in the lead for the nomination. The republican party is being redefined and rudy’s hope & strategy is that it excludes socons.

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Why the smart money is on Duncan Hunter
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926032/posts
Posted on 11/15/2007 3:43:17 AM PST by Kevmo

[MEGoody]

Perhaps the pro-Rudy wing of the Republican party should take note of this.