Rasmussen reports:
Just 20% said they consider it a positive description to call a candidate politically liberal while 39% would view that description negatively. However, 35% would consider it a positive description to call a candidate politically progressive. Just 18% react negatively to that term. Those figures reflect a huge swing, from a net negative of nineteen points to a net positive of 17 points.
On the other side of the ideological spectrum, being called politically conservative is considered a positive description by 32% and negative by 20%. It’s much better for a candidate to be described as being like Ronald Reagan—44% consider that a positive description and 25% negative. That swing is meaningful, but not as dramatic as the difference between liberal and progressive. Being called conservative generates a net 12 point positive response that jumps to 19 points when someone is said to be like Reagan.
There are more self-identified conservatives in the United States than self-identified liberals.
Describing someone as a political moderate is viewed positively by 29% and negatively by 12%.
No word on what the country thinks of ‘like Bush’ or ‘Bush-like’.
If you haven’t developed the habit of reading the Saturday Cartoons at Bob Geiger’s place, you should.
