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Posted: Sat May 01, 2004 12:38 am Post subject: Republicans and Democrats...what they think
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Here is an interesting article and poll.
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A new Rasmussen poll asks Americans what they think of their country. A majority have a high opinion of it:
A Rasmussen Reports survey found that 64% of voters believe that American society is generally fair and decent. Additionally, 62% believe the world would be a better place if other countries became more like the United States.
But supporters of President Bush are much more likely to answer in the affirmative to both questions. Eighty-three percent of them think America is fair and decent, vs. just 7% who think it's "basically unfair and discriminatory." By contrast, less than a majority of Kerry backers--46%--think America is basically fair and decent, and 37% say unfair and discriminatory.
Similarly, 81% of Bush voters and only 48% of Kerry voters think the world would be better if other countries were more like us. When respondents are broken down by ideology, 74% of conservatives say the world would be better, and moderates agree "by a 3-to-1 margin." But "among self-identified liberals, the numbers are 49% better and 37% worse. A plurality of those who say they are very liberal believe the world would be in worse shape if other nations were more like ours."
This may help explain why liberal politicians are so often on the defensive over their own patriotism: Many of their core political supporters, it seems, are lukewarm at best about America.
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http://www.rasmussenreports.com/USA%20Role%20Model.htm
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