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- Liberal, Moderate or Conservative? See How Facebook Labels You http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/24/us/politics/facebook-ads-politics.html 87 comments
- 41% self-identifying as conservative, 36% as moderate, and 21% as liberal http://www.gallup.com/poll/148745/political-ideology-stable-conservatives-leading.aspx 6 comments politics
- Gallup claims that 40% of Americans call themselves "conservative" and 35% as "moderate" - only 21% call themselves "liberals". http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/52602 12 comments reddit.com
- "Majorities ... say they are conservative, compared with 37 percent of Americans over all. (Twenty percent say they are liberal, and 36 percent say moderate.)" WTF?! Only 20% are liberal? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/us/24religion.html?th&emc=th 3 comments reddit.com
- Liberal, Moderate or Conservative? See How Facebook Labels You http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/24/us/politics/facebook-ads-politics.html?ref=technology 4 comments technology
- Self-professed conservatives now outnumber self-professed liberals in the United States, 42 percent to 21 percent, according to a Gallup poll published Monday. Another 37 percent described themselves as moderates. http://cnsnews.com/news/article/gallup-poll-conservatives-42-liberals-21 7 comments politics
- His support draws heavily from across the political spectrum. 20% are liberals, 27% are conservatives, and 53% are moderates. Who is it? http://donklephant.com/2007/12/10/ron-pauls-diverse-base/ 7 comments politics
- I'm a moderate. Or, as conservatives like to call me, a liberal. Or, as liberals like to call me, a conservative. I support the Rally to Restore Sanity. http://www.rallytorestoresanity.com/sitewide/images/rally/jon_image.jpg 90 comments reddit.com
- GALLUP: Americans' Confidence in Television News Drops to New Low - Liberals' and moderates' views are now similar to conservatives' http://www.gallup.com/poll/155585/americans-confidence-television-news-drops-new-low.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_content=morelink&utm_term=all+gallup+headlines+-+politics 19 comments politics
- Gallup: US conservatives outnumber liberals by more than 2:1; moderates drop to new low; church attendance on rise. http://www.secularnewsdaily.com/2010/06/28/gallup-conservatives-outnumber-liberals-21-church-attendance-rising/ 12 comments politics
- Conservatives (but not liberals or moderates) were more likely to accept climate science if they were first asked about their acceptance of other well-accepted scientific findings in an online experiment on over 750 people in the US. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/s0272494418302433?casa_token=8zocktidklgaaaaa:416ttadpslq8vguqrcg2rzgalm4qrpixc1qntxmegc-jhsichuhxyqson5w6jnc7o7tudxqwka 14 comments science
- Not All Republicans Think Alike About Global Warming - solid majorities of moderate & liberal Republicans (30% of the party) think global warming is happening (62% & 68% respectively). 38% of conservative Republicans think global warming is happening. http://environment.yale.edu/climate-communication/article/not-all-republicans-think-alike-about-global-warming/ 4 comments politics
- Philosopher Hrishikesh Joshi argues that if you hold the typical liberal or conservative position on every issue, you should moderate your political beliefs https://philpapers.org/archive/joswat.pdf 198 comments philosophy
- It’s an example of how far to the right American politics has moved in those 35 years. What was then liberal now barely exists; what is now called “liberal” would have then been considered moderate, and what is now “conservative” would have been on the far right. http://blog.sojo.net/2010/04/12/justice-stevens-hasnt-moved-the-supreme-court-has/ 16 comments politics
- “...since I didn’t get a chance to answer this discussion on conservative versus liberal,” he said. Moderator Anderson Cooper promised him he would have an opportunity later. But it never came. http://blogs.reuters.com/trail08/2008/01/30/huckabee-paul-stress-they-are-part-of-republican-race/ 6 comments politics
- Senior Liberal figures have labelled the new Prime Minister Scott Morrison government’s stance on climate change as "mad" and "morally irresponsible" as the party’s moderate wing reels at the ultra-conservative takeover of Australia’s energy policy. https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/mad-and-morally-irresponsible-liberal-moderates-roast-new-emissions-stance-20180830-p500r2.html 61 comments worldnews
- Democratic voters are increasingly likely to call their views liberal - "Through the first half of 2017, more Democratic voters identify as liberal (48%) than as moderate (36%) or conservative (15%)." http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/09/07/democratic-voters-are-increasingly-likely-to-call-their-views-liberal/ 14 comments politics
- The Destruction of the Wisconsin Supreme Court: During the governorship of Scott Walker, the WI Supreme Court has continued its transformation from a congenial, moderately liberal institution into a severely divided conservative stronghold. http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-destruction-of-the-wisconsin-supreme-court 4 comments politics
- Conservatives Remain the Largest Ideological Group in U.S. - Political ideology in the U.S. held steady in 2011, with 40% of Americans continuing to describe their views as conservative, 35% as moderate, and 21% as liberal. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152021/conservatives-remain-largest-ideological-group.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_content=morelink&utm_term=all%20gallup%20headlines%20-%20politics 3 comments politics
- "If the only way to get Republican votes is for moderate and liberal Democrats to enact conservative Republican ideas into law, that's not bipartisanship. That's capitulation. Can't you see that? You want transparency? Let's do this all out in the open." http://www.truthout.org/ej-dionne-jr-the-elephant-health-care-summit57044 8 comments politics
- "40% of black Democrats call themselves moderate, 30% say they are conservative and 28% call themselves liberal. White Democrats, in particular, increasingly characterize their political views as liberal, while blacks and Hispanics are far less likely to embrace that description." http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/09/07/democratic-voters-are-increasingly-likely-to-call-their-views-liberal/ 67 comments politics
- The GOP’s ridiculous debate demands should be rejected "Carly Fiorina wants the RNC to organize future debates with fringey networks such as the Blaze and One America News. The goal, it seems, is to replace perceived liberal bias among moderators with explicit and purposeful conservative bias." https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-gop-debate-debate/2015/11/03/6104f29e-8272-11e5-a7ca-6ab6ec20f839_story.html 414 comments politics
- A new study shows people underestimate current social mobility and erroneously concluded that mobility has declined over the past four decades. This effect is particularly pronounced among liberals than moderates or conservatives. http://pss.sagepub.com/content/26/4/413?etoc 13 comments science
- Red State talks explicitly about having conservatives infiltrate left leaning websites ad pretend to be moderate liberals in order to weaken the Democratic base. Instead of trickery, let's work for honest, open, good faith dialogue. http://www.redstate.com/davenj1/2011/05/15/weakening-the-democratic-base-part-5-liberal-netroots/ 8 comments politics
- It's time to stop pretending that Democrats and Republicans are equally valid: in a two-party system where one party comprises sane liberals, conservatives, and moderates, and the other party is completely irrational and insane, being fair and even-handed does NOT mean being "bi-partisan." http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/02/28/obama_drives_us_toward_socialism_gop_says/ 8 comments politics
- "Lancaster County residents of whatever political view -- conservative, moderate, or liberal -- deserve intelligent discussion of issues. Ann Coulter no longer provides that." http://editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003554127&imw=y 2 comments reddit.com