…why the media spends so much time trying to build up “moderate” Republicans?
Because they know the real dirty little secret; America is a conservative nation.
Conservatives – as opposed to Republicans – outnumber liberals in every single state:
According to new data released by Gallup on Friday, conservatives outnumber liberals in all 50 states–including President Obama’s home state of Illinois–even though Democrats have a significant advantage over Republicans in party identification in 30 states.
“In fact, while all 50 states are, to some degree, more conservative than liberal (with the conservative advantage ranging from 1 to 34 points), Gallup’s 2009 party ID results indicate that Democrats have significant party ID advantages in 30 states and Republicans in only 4,” said an analysis of the survey results published by Gallup.
“Despite the Democratic Party’s political strength– seen in its majority representation in Congress and in state houses across the country–more Americans consider themselves conservative than liberal,” said Gallup’s analysis.
So it’s in the GOP’s advantage – Lori Sturdevant’s caterwauling notwithstanding – to provide the people an alternative, rather than reinforcement, to the Dems.
Which is why the media is constnatly pushing “moderates”.
“While Gallup polling has found this to be true at the national level over many years, and spanning recent Republican as well as Democratic presidential administrations, the present analysis confirms that the pattern also largely holds at the state level,” said Gallup. “
But what about the “Blue” States?
Conservatives outnumber liberals by statistically significant margins in 47 of the 50 states, with the two groups statistically tied in Hawaii, Vermont, and Massachusetts.”
Massachusetts, Vermont and Hawaii are the most liberal states, even though conservatives marginally outrank liberals even there. In Massachusetts, according to Gallup, 30% say they are conservative and 29% say they are liberal, a difference that falls within the margin of error for the state. In Vermont, 29% say they are conservative and 28% say they are liberal, which also falls within the survey’s margin of error for the state. In Hawaii, 29% say they are conservative and 24% say they are liberal, which falls within the margin of error for that state.
DC, of course, is the exception. Even without counting Congress and the White House staff.
Maybe that’s because “real conservatives” like to show up at town hall meetings carrying weapons and ranting incoherently. The moderates rant incoherently but leave the firearms at home. Much less dangerous.
AssClown has a bad case of hoplophobia.
Much less dangerous.
What was he charged with?
Because if there was any danger, surely he was charged with something. Right?
The GOP screwed up so badly that a mostly center-right nation elected a left wing senate, congress, and president.
Have you checked under your bed lately, AC? Might be armed, conservative white people under there, you know.
No! Don’t look now!…just act natural…finger yourself or something.
speaking of people showing up at meetings openly carrying — isn’t it wonderful how really boring it has been?
No one making much of a fuss. Certainly no one rushing to take anyone’s guns away.
Mellowness seems to be the order of the day.
It suggests to me that the expectations about guns and ammo being greatly restricted or even confiscated was perhaps greatly overblown.
I think it might be kind of interesting to see what the reaction would be if the POTUS showed up at one of these meetings, himself with a visible weapon….or two or three, but I suppose that is unreasonable.
“No one making much of a fuss.”
With the exception of the mainstream media, right DG.
“When William Kostric showed up outside President Obama’s town hall meeting in Portsmouth, N.H. on Tuesday, he didn’t expect to be the object of a storm of media scrutiny. …sent TV commentators into fits — especially when this one happened to be carrying a sign…”
*pull*
“…expectations about guns and ammo being greatly restricted…”
What if that was in Chicago instead of NH?
Dream on, Mitch Berg.
K-Rod Says:
August 18th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
“No one making much of a fuss.”
With the exception of the mainstream media, right DG.
“When William Kostric showed up outside President Obama’s town hall meeting in Portsmouth, N.H. on Tuesday, he didn’t expect to be the object of a storm of media scrutiny. …sent TV commentators into fits — especially when this one happened to be carrying a sign…”
K-Rod Says:
August 18th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
*pull*
“…expectations about guns and ammo being greatly restricted…”
What if that was in Chicago instead of NH?
It has been in several places, and growing, like Arizona. The media may take notice; not surprising, they aren’t used to it (yet).
Media has no any kind of power or authority to remove anyone or take any guns away. No one from the administration or secret service is raising a fuss, so far as I can see, neither are any of the other not-media attendees of these events.
Not at all the commotion of people expecting some big new anti-gun trend.
I’m prog-gun, I like them. I’m delighted to see that there is nothing happening. It may go a long way towards these events becoming NON-stories, towards people who were uncomfortable with firearms in their midst getting over any concerns they had because they made assumptions but had no persona exposure to responsible weapons carrying.
The more media attention to nothing happening — the better! The more that the president demonstrates his comfort level — the better!
I don’t see anyone being moved to some special protest zones miles away from anything…. like the china olympics, like certain events in the last administration either for that matter. I’m not so sure that the last administration would have been as cool calm and collected about people turning up at town meetings armed.
It almost suggests you are all unhappy that there isn’t more of a reaction from the Obama administration…that you want them to be anti-gun, so you have something to be angry against….???????????????? No pleasing some people.
Happy Birthday KR, best wishes for an enjoyable celebration and for many more (and was it Ben who also had a birthday? Happy b-day to you as well)
Thanks, Dog Gone, not much of a celebration, but I did have a good time with some friends and family.
DG, What if that was in Chicago instead of NH? What would have happened to that man?
Have you heard about H.R.45?