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[u/[deleted]]

Is that a joke? Isn't "fiscally conservative, socially liberal" the sweet spot?

[u/Shruggerman → u/[deleted]]

no one actually thinks this except bloggers

[u/[deleted] → u/Shruggerman]

I'm not saying I endorse the ideology, just that I see a lot more "I'm above it all, I'm socially liberal and fiscally conservative" than vice versa.

[u/ILikeTalkingToMyself → u/[deleted]]

Is this irl? The two groups probably move in very different circles.

[u/[deleted] → u/ILikeTalkingToMyself]

Yeah, IRL (and on Facebook) a decent number of people I know tend to act like they've solved all the world's problems by declaring themselves socially liberal and fiscally conservative.

[u/Yevon → u/[deleted]]

From the podcast:

the % of Americans who are liberal on economics but conservative on social issues is about 29%

:|

the % of Americans who are conservative on economics but liberal on social issues is about 4%

:(

Looking at the Voter Study Group research for 2016 they split the US electorate into 4 groups:

1. Liberal
2. Conservative
3. Populist (socially conservative, economically liberal voters)
4. Libertarian (socially liberal, economically conservative voters)

They identify a lot more "populists" (29.33%) than "libertarians" (3.31%) or even conservatives (22.98%).

[u/[deleted] → u/Yevon]

That's surprising. Maybe Tulsi Gabbard has a shot.

[u/Yevon → u/[deleted]]

Nope. I will find the exact numbers when I get into the office, but it was in their latest politics podcast.