On 5/12/05, Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On May 12, 2005, at 4:20 PM, Dan Minette wrote: > > > From: "Dave Land" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >> It's nice to know that, despite the opinions of some among our > >> august body, we liberals are *not* out of the mainstream, we > >> *are* the mainstream. > > > > Although I consider myself a liberal, I think that the votes in > > elections > > are better indicators than an internet survey. Internet surveys are > > less > > reliable than 1936 phone polls. :-) > > Yeah, but in 1936, phones weren't all that reliable. > > Oh, wait, that's not what you meant, was it? > > My comment that "liberals *are* the mainstream" was based on the report, > which is based on about 2,000 phone calls, not on the internet survey. I > think the internet survey was for individuals to see, based on a subset > of the questions in the full survey, where they would have been > classified. I am probably one of a very few people who will read the > full report, at least in part a due to being home with a cold today. > > Dave
The two most represented groups on the internet are the Liberals and the opposite Enterprisers. The fact that the Liberals are the largest group does not indicate they are considered mainstream. "Liberals stand far apart from the rest of the electorate in their strong support for gay marriage, and in opposing the public display of the Ten Commandments in government buildings." "Enterprisers stand alone on key economic issues. Majorities in every other group except Enterprisers support a government guarantee of universal health insurance. Enterprisers also are the only group in which less than a majority supports increasing the minimum wage." "Enterprisers are the only voters to overwhelmingly believe that the Patriot Act is a necessary tool in the war on terrorism. Liberals are the strongest opponents of the legislation." -- Gary Denton Easter Lemming Blogs http://elemming.blogspot.com http://elemming2.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
