Libertarian Values & a Divide in the Republican Party

[longknife]

William A. Galston | October 30, 2013

The latest survey by the Public Religion Research Institute paints a revealing portrait of contemporary libertarians in the United States. They are 95 percent white, 64 percent male, and 61 percent under the age of 50. Their educational attainment is above average: 36 percent have a BA or more, compared to 29 percent for the general population and 31 percent for whites. They tilt to the right politically: 55 percent regard themselves as conservative, and 45 percent identify as Republicans. By contrast, only 3 percent are liberals, while 5 percent are Democrats. Seventy-three percent regard the Democratic Party as “very liberal,” a term they do not intend as high praise.

Oh really? Does this surprise any of you? Read the rest @ Libertarian Values & a Divide in the Republican Party | Brookings Institution

 

[JakeStarkey]

The GOP will not be taken over by libertarians. Not enough of them to get up a card game.

 

[JWBooth]

The two primary libertarian values:
Mind your own business.
Keep your hands to yourself.


Our plan is to take over the world and leave you the hell alone.

 

[JakeStarkey]

 

[The2ndAmendment]

William A. Galston | October 30, 2013

The latest survey by the Public Religion Research Institute paints a revealing portrait of contemporary libertarians in the United States. They are 95 percent white, 64 percent male, and 61 percent under the age of 50. Their educational attainment is above average: 36 percent have a BA or more, compared to 29 percent for the general population and 31 percent for whites. They tilt to the right politically: 55 percent regard themselves as conservative, and 45 percent identify as Republicans. By contrast, only 3 percent are liberals, while 5 percent are Democrats. Seventy-three percent regard the Democratic Party as “very liberal,” a term they do not intend as high praise.

Oh really? Does this surprise any of you? Read the rest @ Libertarian Values & a Divide in the Republican Party | Brookings Institution

Why are Progressives so obsessed with race, ethnicity, and age demographics?

 

[Euroconservativ]

I bet that socialism is much more popular than libertarianism in America. Specially among the younger generations.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Interesting observation.

 

[whitehall]

Whatever the libertarian movement had going for it in the republican party has been taken over by the real conservative Tea Party activists. Libertarians are left on the fringe with the quirky agenda of legalization of marijuana. My guess is that the fringe libertarians are really liberal democrats.