Political poll finds shades between red, blue

Washington Times ^ | Wednesday, May 11, 2005 | By Jennifer Harper

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THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Upbeats, enterprisers, pro-government conservatives: Political types don't come in plain red and blue these days. A Pew Research Center poll released yesterday reveals a spectrum of subsets among Democrats and Republicans who disagree over policies, beliefs and values. The poll categorizes the ideological divisions as "significant cleavages" and "intra-party fissures" that challenge both sides to shore up voter unity as the nation heads toward 2006 midterm elections and the 2008 presidential race. The research also reveals some noteworthy traits overall. Among them, the poll says, 64 percent of Americans regularly display the American flag, 74 percent say displaying the Ten Commandments in government buildings is "proper," and 71 percent consider the United States a "Christian nation." Republicans have one advantage, though.

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74 percent say displaying the Ten Commandments in government buildings is "proper," and 71 percent consider the United States a "Christian nation."

If these numbers are even close to being accurate, that's astounding to me. There is nothing in the media, MSM or otherwise, that corresponds with these numbers that I have ever seen. I would have guessed a slim majority still believe this is a Christian nation.