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Pew: Most Americans Say Democratic Party Has Become Too Statist
Brietbart ^ | 31 July 2017 | Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.

Posted on 07/31/2017 9:31:13 AM PDT by Lorianne

A recent poll by the Pew Research Center found that a majority of Americans say the Democratic Party “too often sees government as the only way to solve problems.” The Pew survey, conducted this summer among a national sample of 2,504 adults 18 years of age or older, found that 61 percent of Americans see the Democratic Party as too government-centered, believing that the state should be the only recourse for solving problems in society.

Among those surveyed, even substantial percentages of those describing themselves as Democrats or liberals believe that the Democratic Party has gone too far in turning to government as the universal problem solver. Thirty-eight percent of self-identified “liberals” agreed with the statement that the Democratic Party “too often sees government as the only way to solve problems,” while 44 percent of Democrats subscribed to that view.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2017polls; biggovernment; dncstrategy; statists
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1 posted on 07/31/2017 9:31:13 AM PDT by Lorianne
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To: Lorianne

Glad to see that “most Americans” are payin’ attention. Now we’ll see how that plays in the 2018 mids.


2 posted on 07/31/2017 9:35:35 AM PDT by LIConFem
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To: LIConFem
Song of Bubba Words will be adapted from Stalin
3 posted on 07/31/2017 9:39:05 AM PDT by BigEdLB (To Dimwitocrats: We won. You lost. Get used to it.)
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To: Lorianne

NO!NO!NO! Not nearly statist enougb! The Democrat Party’s major failing today is that it isn’t NEARLY far enough left. They need to make a major hard left turn or they will lose even worse in 2018. Take it from me, that’s the only thing that will save the party.


4 posted on 07/31/2017 9:42:28 AM PDT by Hardastarboard (Three most annoying words on the internet - "Watch the Video")
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To: Lorianne; Liz; flat; unkus; vette6387; HarleyLady27; mazda77; JLAGRAYFOX; Navy Patriot; ...

DeathCare brought to We The People by Obama, Pelosi, and the RAT Party exempting the individuals at the link below. And, now, okayed by the Senate thanks to McLame, and his twins. See link! Write and call President Trump to put these “privileged individuals” on ObamaCare:

http://redstatewatcher.com/article.asp?id=88602


5 posted on 07/31/2017 9:42:33 AM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Lorianne

dimoKKKRATS and RINO’s need to be voted out. We need a big change in Washington.


6 posted on 07/31/2017 9:44:24 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Lorianne

I disagree completely- The current Democrat Party is most closely aligned with Anarchism. That’s why they are so enamored with islam.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism


7 posted on 07/31/2017 9:45:03 AM PDT by matthew fuller (God bless America, D.J. Trump, John Wayne, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, and John Moses Browning.)
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To: Lorianne

Democratic Party “too often sees government as the only way to solve problems.”


And there are many here at FR who see government as the only way to solve problems.................................


8 posted on 07/31/2017 9:46:08 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: Lorianne

They complain until the Government Issued Check shows up.


9 posted on 07/31/2017 9:47:20 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (The way Liberals carry on about Deportation, you would think "Mexico" was Spanish for "Auschwitz".)
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To: Lorianne

Democratic Party “too often sees government as the only way to solve problems.”

That’s because their policies are so detrimental the must be implemented at gunpoint.


10 posted on 07/31/2017 9:48:13 AM PDT by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory)
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To: Lorianne

They misspelled ‘Stalinist’.


11 posted on 07/31/2017 9:53:15 AM PDT by SpaceBar
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This is the problem with the question
Democratic Party too often sees government as the only way to solve problems,

A lot of people think the government is the answer for 7 of 10 "problems". When government tries to "solve" the 8th problem, that's "too often". The one that restricts a freedom they personally care about is "too often" but the 7 "solutions" that only harmed other people were legit uses of government power. Half the respondents can think of that 1-of-10 issue where the government has gone to far.

And it's not just Ds who think that. Just ask McCain, Graham and other "self-labeled conservatives" - government IS the best solution more than half the time. The place that Ds and RINOs may disagree on is which of the 8 solutions is "too often". They agree that 7 of 10 problems should be solved by government.
12 posted on 07/31/2017 9:54:11 AM PDT by LostPassword
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To: Lorianne

That’s well and good, but when are you gonna stop voting for them?


13 posted on 07/31/2017 9:55:11 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Hardastarboard
NO!NO!NO! Not nearly statist enough!

Don't worry - there is ZERO chance current Democrat leadership will pay attention to this kind of study. Utopia is on the doorstep - they just have to motivate their base for the final push by attacking the Evil Twump. :)

14 posted on 07/31/2017 9:57:27 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Lorianne
Maybe linked to some states marijuana laws.
15 posted on 07/31/2017 9:59:03 AM PDT by jonsie
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To: Lorianne

Yeah, but what state is any are they loyal to?


16 posted on 07/31/2017 10:01:49 AM PDT by dblshot (I am John Galt.)
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To: Lorianne

So is the GOP.


17 posted on 07/31/2017 10:13:17 AM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Lorianne

Anyone who can still think clearly and whose mind hasn’t been rotted out by leftist brainwashing and/or toxoplasmosis knows that empirical evidence strongly suggests that there is no single entity/agency with a better track record of screwing up people’s lives and causing mayhem and death as ‘government’, with Islam being a close second.


18 posted on 07/31/2017 10:13:34 AM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: Lorianne

I want to see Breitbart giving readers THEIR sources; like in this case, a link to the Pew poll they are referring to. I want the poll, not just their letting us know it exists, and not just their reporting of it.


19 posted on 07/31/2017 10:48:37 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: SpaceBar

Good one!
I wish I had thought of that.

Indeed the Democrats are Stalinist...
The Repubes are the ones who are Statists, with just a few exceptions.


20 posted on 07/31/2017 10:54:54 AM PDT by LegendHasIt
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