On Sun, 15 May 2005 13:04:29 -0700 (PDT), Gautam Mukunda wrote > In particular, the categories are not continuous, > obviously enough.
Again with the tubular cured meat. Left, middle and right are not continuous! At what center are the centrists? What are the middle-of-the-road people in the middle of? >From the report: "The Republican Party's current advantage with the center makes up for the fact that the GOP-oriented groups, when taken together, account for only 29% of the public. By contrast, the three Democratic groups constitute 41% of the public." And: "At the other end of the political spectrum, Liberals have swelled to become the largest voting bloc in the typology. Liberals are opponents of an assertive foreign policy, strong supporters of environmental protection, and solid backers of government assistance to the poor. "This affluent, well-educated, highly secular group is consistently liberal on social issues, ranging from freedom of expression to abortion. In contrast, Conservative Democrats are quite religious, socially conservative and take more moderate positions on several key foreign policy questions. The group is older, and includes many blacks and Hispanics; of all the core Democratic groups, it has strongest sense of personal empowerment." And: "Taken together, the three Democratic groups make up a larger share of registered voters than do the three Republican groups (44% vs. 33%)." And how about this one? "Nearly two-thirds of Americans (64%) have a favorable opinion of Bill Clinton, the highest positive rating of 11 political figures tested. Six-in- ten have a favorable opinion of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and about the same number have a positive view of Sen. John McCain (59%)." Who is mainstream, according to this report? Who, Gautam???? Nick _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
