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The four Democratic-oriented typology groups highlight the party’s racial and ethnic diversity, as well as the unwieldy nature of the current Democratic coalition.
They include two very different groups of liberal Democrats: Progressive Left and Establishment Liberals. Progressive Left, the only majority White, non-Hispanic group of Democrats, have very liberal views on virtually every issue and support far-reaching changes to address racial injustice and expand the social safety net. Establishment Liberals, while just as liberal in many ways as Progressive Left, are far less persuaded of the need for sweeping change.
Two other Democratic-aligned groups could not be more different from each other, both demographically and in their relationship to the party. Democratic Mainstays, the largest Democratic-oriented group, as well as the oldest on average, are unshakeable Democratic loyalists and have a moderate tilt on some issues. Outsider Left, the youngest typology group, voted overwhelmingly for Joe Biden a year ago and are very liberal in most of their views, but they are deeply frustrated with the political system – including the Democratic Party and its leaders.
The four Republican-oriented groups include three groups of conservatives: Faith and Flag Conservatives are intensely conservative in all realms; they are far more likely than all other typology groups to say government policies should support religious values and that compromise in politics is just “selling out on what you believe in.” Committed Conservatives also express conservative views across the board, but with a somewhat softer edge, particularly on issues of immigration and America’s place in the world. Populist Right, who have less formal education than most other typology groups and are among the most likely to live in rural areas, are highly critical of both immigrants and major U.S. corporations.
Ambivalent Right, the youngest and least conservative GOP-aligned group, hold conservative views about the size of government, the economic system and issues of race and gender. But they are the only group on the political right in which majorities favor legal abortion and say marijuana should be legal for recreational and medical use. They are also distinct in their views about Donald Trump – while a majority voted for him in 2020, most say they would prefer he not continue to be a major political figure.
The only typology group without a clear partisan orientation – Stressed Sideliners – also is the group with the lowest level of political engagement. Stressed Sideliners, who make up 15% of the public but constituted just 10% of voters in 2020, have a mix of conservative and liberal views but are largely defined by their minimal interest in politics.
Good article...
Might as well just go in for full-blown globalist communism!
Why doesn’t the Pew chart show “Radical communists. Radical Marxists. Radical Maoists. Anarchists” at the bottom of the democrat list?
Nothing ever changes using the republican party with all of the old and stale republican intelligentsia. It has only changed because a rogue billionaire elbowed his way into the White House. The communists are always just one election away from destroying our country.
Yet, these chiefly white folks hold extremist views not JUST on race…
…but on a plethora of matters. Indeed, this lot holds more extreme views overall than those held by more racially-diverse Dem groups.
These whites live in enclaves in cities, prefer going to museums over going to the range, and think religion is sophistry. Their policies and language all reek of a Superiority Complex.
No it has not.
It’s just more fun to be able to spend money that others will have to pay back, but that’s just being a bad character.
(Matt) Walsh: “The definition of conservatism…it has no definition, I think.” …Maybe if Walsh read The Conscience of a Conservative, he might start to get the sense of what a conservative is?
PS. The Pew chart is garbage.
Not as long as liberalism exists.
Here is a picture of Conservatism, not caring about its "usefulness"
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Jacksonian Populism.
“Has crisis magazine outlived its usefulness?”
CC
Where’s the “stop stealing the fruits of my labor” party on this list?
Draining my earnings via taxes, price inflation due to trillions in freebies, wage competition due to millions of illegals, etc.
Where’s that party on this list?
How would we know unless it was tried?
It’s not that hard to understand the Typologies.
Pew’s Political Typologies are categories of people who share similar sentiments and philosophical beliefs. This is the Typology of Ambivalent Right:
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/11/09/ambivalent-right/
What Pew is saying is that 6% of people who are Dem/Dem Lean have the Ambivalent Right Typology.
Similarly, a fraction/less than 5% of people who are Repub/Rep Lean have the Outsider Left Typology.
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/11/09/outsider-left/
Far from being garbage, the differences detailed by Pew are visible on FR. There are a handful of pro-vax people, some mild anti-Trumpers, tons of anti-company/borderline Occupy Wall Street-types, lotsa trust busters, and a spirited lot of pro-drug law and and decriminalization people. And while neocon is usually a bad word here, in the past week I’ve seen calls to zot people who dared to question the US bombing of Iran.
Pew is more on the mark than people would like to think..
Conservatism is on the upswing. The GOP is in big trouble.
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