Post Due 11/09/10

This week I have a poll that asks Americans how they would describe their political views. Something interesting to look at is the rise in liberalism since 2004, when we sent troops into Iraq. People became more and more liberal until 2008. You can see a 2% drop in liberalism and a 3% rise in conservatism going into 2009. This might have something to do with President Obama being elected or the state of the economy. Overall, you can see that conservatives and moderates have been battling for first place as the most prevalent ideological group. It doesn't surprise me that conservatism is so far ahead of liberalism in the country. I assume that's why some people become so outraged about some politicians "socialist" agenda. Also, I think it's a good thing that moderates are up toward the top, so we aren't a nation full of extremists that can't debate about anything.