Democrats in the U.S. Shift to the Left
Source: Gallup
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Democratic candidates for the 2016 presidential nomination face a significantly more left-leaning party base than their predecessors did over the last 15 years. Forty-seven percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents now identify as both socially liberal and economically moderate or liberal. This is compared with 39% in these categories in 2008, when there was last an open seat for their party's nomination, and 30% in 2001.
This combined group of Democrats consists of 25% who are pure liberals -- identifying as liberal on both social and economic issues -- and 22% who are social liberals but moderate on the economy. At the other end of the ideological spectrum, a scant 7% of Democrats are socially and economically conservative. Most of the rest of Democrats have more mixed ideological leanings, with 18% moderate on both social and economic issues, and 12% socially moderate or liberal but economically conservative.
These data are from Gallup's annual Values and Beliefs poll, which since 2001 has included questions asking Americans to rate themselves as conservative, moderate or liberal on social and economic issues. The trends for the entire country show a shift toward more liberal self-identification, and that trend is even more pronounced among Democrats on social issues. More than half of Democrats (53%) describe themselves as socially liberal at this point, up from 35% in 2001. On the economic front, Democrats remain most likely to say they are moderate, but among the rest who don't call themselves moderate, economically liberal has become a more frequent self-label than economically conservative.
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...and a good chunk of them like Hillary Clinton.
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Enough is enough!
K & R!
... Those damned talking point responses to questions. The ones that spinmeisters have to explain were "clear" and "bold" visions in hopes that you forget the confusion you felt when you heard them.
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... if they have to, since the alternative is "not liberal AT ALL."
Seriously, no one should pack their marbles and go home. Unless your plan is to SUPPORT the Republican, then -- yes -- hold your nose and vote for the Dem candidate that might not have been your first choice. Your vote will at least counter a Republican vote, so take some cheer from that.
Stump for Bernie throughout the primaries; BUT if he doesn't get the nomination, then start stumping for Hillary even if she's a corporate Democrat. I really cannot fathom that a corporate Democrat is NEARLY AS BAD as a corporate Republican who will be kissing the Tea Party's ass all the time.
Then again, I could be wrong. 
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