Poll: Americans Becoming More Conservative by 2-to-1 Margin

Weekly Standard ^ | July 06, 2009 | John McCormack

[RobinMasters]

Despite the results of the 2008 presidential election, Americans, by a 2-to-1 margin, say their political views in recent years have become more conservative rather than more liberal, 39% to 18%, with 42% saying they have not changed. While independents and Democrats most often say their views haven't changed, more members of all three major partisan groups indicate that their views have shifted to the right rather than to the left.

[RobinMasters]

[ryan71]

Right. 70% of Americans can't tell you what “liberal” or “conservative” means.

They know who's on American Idol, though.

[Izzy Dunne]

It's the McCain effect.

[Artemis Webb]

I wish this meant something when it comes to elections. However my dominating cynical side says that voting Americans are, by and large, stupid and easy to manipulate.

Stupid and easy to manipulate=Barack Obama

[John123]

more conservative

This usually happens when you realize that YOU will be paying for the excesses of the elected idiots in Washington D.C..

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Yep. If a candidate has “rock-star appeal” and can move an audience with BS, they get the votes.

[Marie2]

“Despite the results of the 2008 presidential election,”

I’ll believe it when I see it in 2010. I’d love for it to be true. But I doubt it.

[truthguy]

Then why do we have a Democratic President, Senate, House of Reps. ? What's wrong with these so called conservatives? What happens to them in the Ballot Box? What's wrong with this picture?

Some Poly Sci department needs to invent a new test (if they haven't already) to truly test as to whether someone is liberal or conservative or somewhere in between.

Just asking someone whether they are liberal or conservative doesn't cut it.

[kromike]

I wish this meant something when it comes to elections. However my dominating cynical side says that voting Americans are, by and large, stupid and easy to manipulate. Stupid and easy to manipulate=Barack Obama

Perhaps, JUST perhaps, it's a result of "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."

There are certainly Kool-aid Drinkers that would literally rather die than admit they were wrong. The moderates threw the election to The First Thug. Now, perhaps many of those same moderates are now realizing that skin color & tissue-paper-thin resumes aren't a good basis for electing Presidents.

[South40]

Americans Becoming More Conservative by 2-to-1 Margin

Yet they elected the most liberal piece of trash to ever stain the White House with his presence.

[pennyfarmer]

While independents and Democrats most often say their views haven't changed

Yeah that helps.....NOT.

So wishy washy conservatives have become more conservative or possibly more liberal? Fantatstic?? I love being part of the undecided.

Democrats are despicable and are the most unsure people on the planet. Example... We want the government out of our bedrooms but we want same sex marriage recognized. What????

CONSTITUTIONALISTS BETTER RAISE UP. Conservatives are worthless without the constitution yet that is where they want to go. Lets be for conservative values with socalist policys. BS You folks can have then....

(p.s. I am coming down from a 2 week sober period right this moment)

[GOPsterinMA]

10-4! That’s hitting the nail squarely on it’s head!

I bet there’s a substantial % of the population that still think the GOP in the majority of the Congress.

[GonzoGOP]

Those are consistent numbers across the board. Either their last sample was very bad, not impossible seeing as how they love to load polls around the elections, or a major shift is under way. Their may be some hope for 2010 yet.

If this continues "BIG IF" then the Dems will certainly have a much reduced majority in 2010. There is even a remote chance of taking back the house.

Even ACORN would be hard pressed to hide an 18 point shift. Not without making the election an obvious fraud and sending the country into civil war.

[South40]

[Artemis Webb]

I would rather you be right and I be wrong.
Time will tell my FRiend.

[spikeytx86]

It’s no shocker.

If McCain got the same percentage of Conservatives that Obama got of Liberals, McCain would probably be President Today.

If this trend continues, the possibility of winning an election just on the Votes of Conservatives and Right Leaning Centrists/Indies becomes a greater possibility.

[Larry381]

Right. 70% of Americans can't tell you what “liberal” or “conservative” means. They know who's on American Idol, though.

I still say this is the most ignorant generation in American history.

[Buddygirl]

Too late. The horse is already out of the barn... and now our country has to suffer through all the stuff the stupid ones voted for.

[TCats]

Bingo. The Media has dumbed down a large percentage of the population and the M Jackson extravaganza is so much more of the same. Who wants to hear about Cap and Trade or Iran/Iraq/N. Korea when the “King of Pop” story is on for the 100th time over the past five days.

[sergeantdave]

“am coming down from a 2 week sober period right this moment...”

To give all some idea of where you stand with the breathalizer at this moment, please answer this question:

Of the 99 bottles of beer on the wall, how many remain?