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Political Divisions in 2016

2017-06-22 15:48:41.811187+00 by Dan Lyke 2 comments

Democracy Fund Voter Study Group: Political Divisions in 2016 and Beyond. Among the conclusions:

  • To the extent that the Democratic Party is divided, these divisions are more about faith in the political system and general disaffection than they are about issue positions.
  • By contrast, Republican voters are more clearly split. For the most part, Trump and Cruz supporters look fairly similar, though Cruz supporters are considerably more conservative on moral issues, and notably less concerned about inequality and the social safety net, and more pro- free trade. Kasich supporters are the true moderates, caught in between the two parties on almost every issue, both economic and social.
  • In both parties, the donor class is both more conservative on economic issues and more liberal on social issues, as compared to the rest of the party

Most interesting bit: How few socially liberal economic conservatives there actually are:

[ related topics: Politics Photography Ethics moron Economics ]

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#Comment Re: Political Divisions in 2016 made: 2017-06-23 10:42:11.803956+00 by: DaveP

That chart was based on the electorate. It would be interesting to see a similar chart for those who stayed home. Might be where the lower-right corner is hiding.

#Comment Re: Political Divisions in 2016 made: 2017-06-23 15:10:06.179977+00 by: Larry Burton

That chart needs to be on a black background with white axis and text. The yellow dots can't really be seen.

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