VOTE BY IDEOLOGY from CNN exit polls

[skipos]

Just so you know how to read these... In MO, 20% of voters described themselves as "liberal," and of those liberals 13% voted for Talent, 83% for McCaskill. 43% described themselves as "moderate," and of those moderates 35% voted for Talent, 62% for McCaskill. 37% described themselves as "conservative," and of those conservatives 83% voted for Talent, 15% for McCaskill.

TOTAL Talent McCaskill
Liberal (20%) 13% 83%
Moderate (43%) 35% 62%
Conservative (37%) 83% 15%

TOTAL Allen Webb
Liberal (21%) 12% 88%
Moderate (44%) 40% 60%
Conservative (35%) 88% 12%

TOTAL Burns Tester
Liberal (19%) 9% 89%
Moderate (47%) 38% 59%
Conservative (34%) 83% 15%

TOTAL DeWine Brown
Liberal (20%) 12% 88%
Moderate (48%) 35% 65%
Conservative (32%) 77% 23%

TOTAL Santorum Casey, Jr.
Liberal (25%) 7% 93%
Moderate (46%) 35% 65%
Conservative (29%) 80% 20%

TOTAL Chafee Whitehouse
Liberal (25%) 24% 76%
Moderate (56%) 48% 52%
Conservative (19%) 74% 25%

TOTAL Lieberman Lamont Schlesinger
Liberal (26%) 27% 69% 3%
Moderate (53%) 55% 36% 8%
Conservative (21%) 66% 13% 21%

[Clarkie1]

1. 27% of those describing themselves as "liberal" voted for Lieberman.

That's the most facinating statistic to me.

[immerlinks]

2. Very informative

Shows us who foisted Lieberman on us. Harry needs keep close tabs on him.

[LeftishBrit]

3. 12% of 'liberals' voted for George Allen?

Of course, there are always some people who just get confused by the questions; but still....

[greeneggs708]

4. Who Cares

Who Cares about labels.

And most importantly.

Who cares what CNN or the braindead that watch it think

[greeneggs708]

5. Who Cares

Who Cares about labels.

And most importantly.

Who cares what CNN or the braindead that watch it think

[skipos]

9. "Who cares?"

People who are interested in how our candidates won & lost these elections.

"Who cares what CNN or the braindead that watch it think"

Uhh... these figures have nothing to do with "what CNN thinks" OR what "the braindead that watch it think." You know what an exit poll is, right?

[Minnesota_Lib]

6. One thing to remember as to how people ID themselves....

...is the two decade long campaign of Republican stategists to transform "liberal" a pejorative term. I know people who when talking politics you can tell are libs but they insist they are mods. I wouldn't be surprised if anywhere from 5-10% or more of those identifying themselves moderates (or even conservative) are actually liberals or at least weak liberals whom are afraid to admit it because of perceived negative connotations.

[Awsi Dooger]

7. That's the drift we're looking for in Virginia

In 2004 it was 17% liberal, 38% conservative.

So a change to 21% liberal, 35% conservative turns a net -21 into -14. That's significantly more margin for error.

Looking at those numbers, it's clear Allen woud have been re-elected if this race has been run in 2004.

Lots of small movement in our favor among the other states, but Virginia seems to stand out.

[ruggerson]

8. The message from this

seems to be:

In a blue state, where liberals outnumber conservatives, we can run a moderate/liberal, catch the moderate vote, and win handily.

In a red state, where conservatives outnumber liberals, we can run a moderate/conservative, catch the moderate vote, and win handily.

What we did right this time was to run more moderate candidates in red states. They went toe to toe with the Republican rightwing candidates and won.

It's not rocket science. If we run a moderate in '08, we will take back the WH.

[slackmaster]

10. Liberal-Conservative describes only one dimension

To me, the Libertarian-Authoritarian dimension is just as important.

[sampsonblk]

11. "Moderate" is not an ideology

Its a lack of conviction.

[skipos]

12. I disagree. But either way, those people with a lack of conviction helped us win. nt