derek and facts are not in the same zip codeC'mon, be realistic! I'm not a fan of the GOP, but they were saying the Dems were dead in '04, too.
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Take a gander at this, chicken-counter:
"Fifty-four percent (54%) of U.S. voters say the average Democrat in Congress is more liberal than they are..."
and
"Interestingly, despite big gains in last Novembers election which further strengthened Democratic control over both houses of Congress, voters are more likely to say congressional Republicans have about the same views they do than Democrats by a 33% to 26% margin."
and
"...Eighty-seven percent (87%) of Republicans and 59% of voters not affiliated with either party say the average Democrat in Congress is more liberal than they are. "
Rasmussen Reports: The Most Comprehensive Public Opinion Data Anywhere
and
"For the second straight month, voters are more likely to trust Republicans than Democrats on the economy."
Rasmussen Reports: The Most Comprehensive Public Opinion Data Anywhere
and
"Despite the results of the 2008 presidential election, Americans, by a 2-to-1 margin, say their political views in recent years have become more conservative rather than more liberal, 39% to 18%,...more members of all three major partisan groups indicate that their views have shifted to the right rather than to the left...These findings, from a June 14-17 Gallup Poll, somewhat conform to Gallups annual trends on Americans self-defined political ideology. Thus far in 2009 (from January through May), 40% of Americans call themselves conservative, up from 37% in 2007 and 2008, and the highest level since 2004"
Hot Air » Blog Archive » Rasmussen: Obama still slipping
In an interview today, Rasmussen reminded that there are more conservatives than Republicans, and more Democrats than liberals.