JDG said
First of all, that is not what Dave Land proposed. He proposed
that "17%" was the mainstream.
No, he did not. He said
As you can see, the Liberals *as defined by the Pew report* are
the largest bloc. The "mainstream," one might say.
Note the key phrase: "one might say."
Also, note that the word "mainstream" is in quotation marks.
Dave emphasizes that the numbers are *as defined by the Pew report*
[emphasis his]:
Right-leaning:
Enterprisers 9%
Social Conservatives 11%
Pro-Government Conservatives 9%
Centrist/Unaffiliated:
Upbeats 11%
Disaffecteds 9%
Bystanders 10%
Left-leaning:
Conservative Democrats 14%
Disadvantaged Democrats 10%
Liberals 17%
JDG, you weaken your argments when you take Dave's words out of
context. For example, you also queried whether Conservative Democrats
should be considered `Left-leaning'. That is a good question.
I have not the foggiest idea whether Pew-defined `Conservative
Democrats' are for borrowing and spending, like the current Republican
administration, or for government frugality, like the current
Democrats; whether they are for life-inducing policies, such as
abortion when necessary, or for death (over all), by apposing such
policies; whether they are for public investment in long term
activities, like the invention and innovation of sustainable energy
sources, or for public investment in short term activities only.
But who is going to think about that question when you give the
appearance of disregarding what people say? I doubt you want to
become known someone to be ignored as irrelevant.
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