On Mon, 16 May 2005 11:34:35 -0500, Dan Minette wrote > Isn't there a simpler explanation? Conservative Democrats are > people who are traditional Democrats, based on families, etc., but > are actually conservative. Thus, they identify themselves as > Democrats but often do vote Republican based on their views of the > issues. The old "yellow dog Democrats" in Texas, for example, were > often very conservative.
How can you reconcile this explanation with the data at hand? "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." This was from about self-identification. It was about core beliefs. Here are the self-identification numbers: "Taken together, the three Democratic groups make up a larger share of registered voters than do the three Republican groups (44% vs. 33%)." Poll after poll shows that a vast gap between the popularity of conservative politicians and the popularity of their politics. What will it take to debunk the myth that conservative politics and policies are popular? What will it take for people to care more about their politics? Nick _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
