A Rasmussen poll reports that the political labels “liberal”, “progressive”, “moderate” and “conservative” all continue dropping in approval with American voters, while the descriptor “like Ronald Reagan” is holding steady in popularity.
| favorable | unfavorable | |
| conservative | 32% | 29% |
| like Ronald Reagan | 41% | 25% |
| liberal | 15% | 41% |
| progressive | 32% | 27% |
| moderate | 35% | 12% |
GMU economist and Marginal Revolution blogger Tyler Cowen recently posted definitions of conservativism and progressivism under a challenge to describe sympathetically the political tendencies you disagree with. “Progressive” blogger Mattew Yglesias gives his description of libertarianism here.
9 responses so far ↓
1 Brian Holtz // Sep 14, 2009 at 12:24 am
I’m not as sympathetic as Cowen:
2 Darryl W. Perry // Sep 14, 2009 at 1:13 am
I’d prefer “like Thomas Jefferson”
3 Michael Seebeck // Sep 14, 2009 at 1:14 am
For a good laugh at the pathetic attempts by the political kindergarteners on the left trying to define libertarianism, read the Yglesias comments.
4 Brian Holtz // Sep 14, 2009 at 1:23 am
5 libertariangirl // Sep 14, 2009 at 1:26 am
b , i like all your graphics
6 Citizens For A Better Veterans Home // Sep 14, 2009 at 1:34 am
Funny, funny, funny poll,
as in ‘strange’ …….
Sniff, sniff, sniff,
does not pass the smell test …….
7 Peter Orvetti // Sep 14, 2009 at 3:03 am
Yglesias takes a simple concept and makes it really really confusing. It is easy to define libertarianism — let me be, and I’ll let you be. You can argue if it works in all (or any) situations, but to say it’s tough to define is just inaccurate.
8 Obama Been Lyin' // Sep 14, 2009 at 7:53 am
Why is “like Ronald Reagan” a category? Is “like Jimmy Carter,” “like Bill Clinton” or “like JFK” a category?
9 Peter Orvetti // Sep 14, 2009 at 5:56 pm
How about “Like Gerald Ford”?
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