Fewer Americans Identify as Economic Conservatives in 2013 (30% liberal on social issues)

GALLUP ^ | 05/24/2013 | Andrew Dugan

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Forty-one percent of Americans now characterize their economic views as "conservative," or "very conservative," the lowest since President Barack Obama took office in 2009 and on par with where views were in May 2008. This year's downtick in the percentage of Americans identifying as economically conservative has been accompanied by an uptick in the percentage identifying as economically moderate -- now 37% of Americans, up from 32% last year.

The percentage of Americans calling themselves economic liberals has remained virtually unchanged from last year at 19%, and has not fluctuated much since 2001.

The findings are based on Gallup's annual Values and Beliefs poll, conducted May 2-7. Since 2001, the poll has asked Americans to say whether they are liberal, moderate, or conservative on "economic" and, separately, "social" issues. The interpretation of what qualifies as social or economic issues is left to the respondent; the question does not define or provide examples of these types of issues.

These results contrast with the general ideological trend Gallup measured during Obama's first term, which saw a renewed sense of Americans' self-professed conservatism, particularly in economic matters -- a phenomenon that could have reflected a backlash against the perceived liberal policies of the Democratic president.

While economic liberalism remains stagnant, the percentage of Americans describing their social views as "liberal" or "very liberal" has achieved a new peak of 30% -- in line with Gallup's recent finding that Americans are more accepting on a number of moral issues. Thirty-five percent of Americans say they are conservative or very conservative on social issues and 32% self-identify as socially moderate.

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The party is libertarianism, it represents the political positions of the anti-conservative political movement called libertarianism and puts it on paper, something that the sales agents hate.

Libertarianism is where a guy who likes conservative economics can still be a lefty on abortion, the border, the entire homosexual and drug thing etc.,

Libertarianism feeds the left with their support of the destruction of American society and culture and communities, with their cries that drugs and hookers and abortion and unlimited immigration, somehow creates good voters who who vote against increased welfare and for smaller government, it is bizarre and insane, but a brilliant strategy to give rinos and out as they can support good economics, but drop the pretense of true conservatism.

The most destructive words in politics. “”I’m conservative on economic issues, but libertarian on the social issues””

[ansel12]

Your post sure showed a lot.

Social liberals are liberals, and the more the libertarians and the left succeed in their war against social conservatism, then the more economic liberal voters we create.