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PUBLIC OPINION
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WHAT IS IT?
• PURE LIBERAL- • Economic liberal/social liberal
– Econ- redistribute wealth, regulate business– Social- rights of the individual over rights of
group
About 17% of population- young, college educated, Jewish, eastern
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• Liberals seek equality through government intervention.
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• PURE CONSERVATIVE• Economic and Social conservative
– Econ- free market, low taxes, keep what you earn
– Social- rights of the group over rights of individual, keep order, legislate anti-social behavior ( gays, drugs etc)
About 28% of population white, older,midwest no college
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• The rights of the group, protect the innocent group at the expense of the criminal individual. Bush did it passionately.
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EXTREMISTS!!!!!!!!
• EXTREME LIBERAL- RADICAL• Liberal agenda, use whatever means
possible• Daniel Barrigan ( Catonsville Nine
member)• Greenpeace
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EXTREME CONSERVATIVE- REACTIONARY
Conservative agenda by any means necessary
Abortion doctor killers
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• LIBERTARIAN• Economic conservative, social liberal• Pure ideology- liberty dominates• Econ- free market, power to individual• Social- free from gov’t intervention, drugs,
abortion, gun rights etc• Young, college educated, western • %??? 23-59% who knows?
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Here is one measure
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• Laissez faire, dummy!!!!
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• POPULIST-• Economic liberal, social conservative• Governemnt intervention in both• Econ- redistribute income• social- control behavior• 24%?? Southern, poor, uneducated,
religious, Protestant- vote GOP
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Match the quote
• “I am willing, by any means to bring an end to the injustices my people suffer”- Malcom X
• “Government is best that governs least”- Walter Lippman
• “Let welfare be a private concern. Let it be promoted by individuals”- Barry Goldwater
• “We have rejected the notion that the fortunes of the nation should be in the hands of the few”- Truman
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HOW THE HECK DO YOU BECOME ONE?
• FAMILY- Young become what parents are. This influence is diminishing twice. As you age and generationally.
• RELIGION- – Protestant – conservative– Catholic- church is conservative but people
often vote liberal- socially conscious– Jewish- strong liberals
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Catholics mirror election results..2012 5th in last 6 where
Catholics picked winner
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Religious beliefs
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• GENDER• Men vote conservative, women liberal
Presidential Candidates2004 George W. Bush (R) W 48% M 55% John Kerry (D) W 51% M 41%
2000 George W. Bush (R) W 43% M 53% Al Gore (D) W 54% M 42%
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MEN & WOMEN ARE JUST DIFFERENT
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• EDUCATION• More education = more liberal
– College introduces liberal thought, professors are liberal, college process is analytical
– 2006 electionTOTAL Democrats Republican
No College Degree (55%)
53% 45%
College Graduate (45%)
53% 46%
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• RACE- White- conservative- Black- social conservatives, economic
liberals- vote democrats- Hispanics- Liberal except Fla Cubans- Asian Americans- vote liberal- Hispanics and Asians are the two fastest
growing populations in US
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So who’s in trouble?
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• REGION– East = most liberal, most educated– South= most conservative, least educated,
64%Protestants, 45% “born again”- populists– West- ant-government (libertarian)
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• 2004 election red= dem blue=GOP
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SOME EXAMPLES
• The results don’t always measure what the political scientists say but:
• dang they are close
• But why aren’t they always right, you ask…
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• CLEAVAGES• We are many different things so an easy
identification of an ideology is difficult• I am a black southern male with a PhD.
What is my ideology?
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Word association
• Support status quo• Prayer in schools• No gay rights• Oppose choice• Death penalty • Strong military
• Promote progress• Trust government• Social services• Pro choice• Income equality• Arms control
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DOES PUBLIC OPINION MATTER?
• NOPE!– Many differing opinions, no mandate– Government pays attention only to elites– Public ignorance creates a “sandy foundation”– Polls are skewed by wording of question– Public opinion unstable- ex. Pres approval
ratings