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Tim Daneliuk wrote:
On 3/27/2010 10:21 AM, Jack Stein wrote:


I'm not sure you are right about this. I've seen surveys that indicate
about 70% of Americans are conservative, 25% liberal. I suspect the


No, this isn't quite right. Of *voters*, about 20% identify as liberal,
about 40% identify as conservatives, and the other 40% call themselves
independents.


My guess is that 30% of those identifying themselves as "independent"
are like me, conservatives that don't want identified with Republicans.

Thank god for Fox News,
it's the ONLY thing I've seen on TV in the past 50 years that is not
blatantly far left wing, socialist propaganda.


Don't ever kid yourself. There is a huge appetite among the people for
Other People's Money. Something approxiating 50% of the people get
more back than they pay into the system and then wail about how
unfair it is that they can't get more.


You're likely right on this one, but at least until November, I'm going
to try to think a bit less pessimistic...

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