Gallup Poll Confirms; America Is A Center-Right Country

Courtesy Donklephant  Mon, 10/26/2009 - 10:00am

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Despite the election of Barack Obama and the continuing misfortunes of the GOP, the United States is still a center-right country:

PRINCETON, NJ — Conservatives continue to outnumber moderates and liberals in the American populace in 2009, confirming a finding that Gallup first noted in June .

Forty percent of Americans describe their political views as conservative, 36% as moderate, and 20% as liberal.

This marks a shift from 2005 through 2008,...



 

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