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To: Betaille
Excellent study, but I take issue with being called a "pro-government conservative". They need to elaborate what they mean by that. I fit into that demographic group but am anything but pro-government.

The 2005 study also buttresses the finding in 1999 that the Republican Party's base is now divided into three core subgroups. In both 1987 and 1994 the predominant divisions on the right were between two ideological clusters, Enterprisers and Moralists, defined by the relative emphasis each placed on conservative economic and social values. The 1999 study found, and the 2005 analysis confirms, the development of a critical third element of the Republican base ­ a group we refer to as Pro-Government Conservatives. While this group agrees fully with the religious values of Social Conservatives, and the assertive foreign stance of both of the other Republican groups, its members are predominantly lower income and struggling financially. Perhaps as a result, they favor greater government action in assisting the poor and in regulating business to improve the environment, as well as to protect morality.

31 posted on 05/11/2005 2:39:31 PM PDT by neverdem (May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
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To: neverdem

I guess pro-govt. conservative is another word for "Neo-conservative"?


41 posted on 05/12/2005 12:07:19 PM PDT by Betaille (Harry Potter is a Right-Winger)
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