Only DC makes it over the 30% mark for liberals.
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In DC everyone gets their checks from the government, either directly or through an intermediary. There is no doubt what "liberal" means in this day and age and place.
ReplyDeletePeople vote liberal more than they say they are liberal, do they not?
ReplyDeleteThis has been quite common in the US for some time. A lot of people have only a vague understanding of what the terms "liberal" and "conservative" mean. If you were to examine specific policy preferences, you would find that many more people are "operationally" liberal.
ReplyDeleteInteresting that RI isn't on the liberal side.
ReplyDeleteOn pretty much *every* issue, a majority of people support the "liberal" side. Republicans have done an incredible job of demonizing the term and idea of liberals.
ReplyDeleteexcept for louisiana, and i guess south carolina, all the highly conservative states are sparsely populated.
ReplyDeletemore people mean more problems and more real world practical solutions. its easy to govern like a republic of small independent farmers when you live in a state of small independent farmers.
real democracy is hard and messy, and it requires more than screaming tea parties and a pigeon-holed view of original intent.
"real democracy is hard and messy, and it requires more than screaming tea parties and a pigeon-holed view of original intent."
ReplyDeleteWhatever. The Founders had a sparsely populated, agricultural country. It's not surprising their ideas would be more attractive to sparsely populated, agricultural states.