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Hortensis

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30. Lots of falsities perpetrated with false definitions. But
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 12:14 PM
Mar 2020

the biggest one comes from letting people self identify as liberal or conservative when most people today really cannot identify what liberal is and is not. Newt and his sort did a really good job of defining us as something no one would want to be. Only recently are more than a handful of bravehearts starting to identify liberal because of that and because of the discrimination and hostility it often generates.

That said, there is no hard line at all between someone who has a full basket of liberal traits and some farther left who also have some liberal traits but also some not so similar at all. We know some of those voted for Sanders and then for Trump against liberals. And it's likely that some of those resentful white men who'd had too much equality and went to Trump nevertheless consider themselves liberals. And there is such a thing as bigoted liberals, just very weak and small in percentage compared to the right.

Btw, the strongest most defining difference between liberals and conservatives is in attitude toward equality. If Thomas Jefferson's mission statement for our nation speaks for you, you're gonna be liberal.

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Trumpers trolling the poll? Flaleftist Mar 2020 #1
Poll participants wanting to "pwn the libs?" Knowing it was a fox poll in advance, I wouldn't be hlthe2b Mar 2020 #2
Which brings to mind that time they show a list of percentages 2naSalit Mar 2020 #3
Well, it's Fox. They lie. flying_wahini Mar 2020 #4
We don't know anything about the poll. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #5
true nt steve2470 Mar 2020 #7
Why would you believe a Fox News poll?! Luciferous Mar 2020 #6
I've seen some Faux polls that actually seemed valid steve2470 Mar 2020 #11
Fox Polls Have Been Legitimate for Several Years-Get a Grade of A on 538.com Stallion Mar 2020 #23
Truly. Judi Lynn Mar 2020 #12
It's one of the better polls out there. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #15
They probably mean the machine Turbineguy Mar 2020 #8
I really question most polls. Had to study that for 2 semesters years ago at college. You can RKP5637 Mar 2020 #9
It is a Fox Poll Botany Mar 2020 #10
Your screenshot isn't a Fox poll. TwilightZone Mar 2020 #16
Yes but it was broadcast on Fox Botany Mar 2020 #18
Rasmussen is only C+ rated on 538, so their methodology isn't even as sound as a Grown2Hate Mar 2020 #38
That's some fancy ciphering right there. Midnight Writer Mar 2020 #41
Susan Sarandon greenjar_01 Mar 2020 #13
Fake Newz! Sunriser13 Mar 2020 #14
Fox News Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #17
Lost me at Fox News. Brainfodder Mar 2020 #19
here's an independent (I hope) organization that rates polls steve2470 Mar 2020 #20
Five out of three people struggle with math. nt Hotler Mar 2020 #21
LOL PA Democrat Mar 2020 #22
:-) Will save that one for re-use. nt LAS14 Mar 2020 #26
Hey Republicans are People Too Stallion Mar 2020 #29
The same ones who did in 2016 guess who? redstatebluegirl Mar 2020 #24
Non-whites isn't African Americans. It includes hispanics, asians, native Americans. LAS14 Mar 2020 #25
good points nt steve2470 Mar 2020 #27
"Non-whites" is not a liberal group, though it contains both liberals Hortensis Mar 2020 #35
They are not fucking liberals if they vote for trump, and implies that perhaps still_one Mar 2020 #28
Lots of falsities perpetrated with false definitions. But Hortensis Mar 2020 #30
Say Hello To The Real Achievement Of 'Bernie', Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #31
Unlikely...BTW virus is going to be all we are talking about by Nov, doubt we will Eliot Rosewater Mar 2020 #32
self identified edhopper Mar 2020 #33
Hey! I just told this guy on the phone I was a liberal. underpants Mar 2020 #34
I know some people who call themselves liberals... ananda Mar 2020 #36
Maybe Sanders supporters customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #37
That poll seems messed up in several ways JCMach1 Mar 2020 #39
Sanders supporters LizBeth Mar 2020 #40
What strikes me is voters aged 65 and older. That is the conservative GOP base. Midnight Writer Mar 2020 #42
No liberals I know. ooky Mar 2020 #43
Fox News liberals maybe, which are just JesterCS Mar 2020 #44
What is their definition of liberal? LiberalFighter Mar 2020 #45
11% of the respondents are Libertarians who got confused. meadowlander Mar 2020 #46
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