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:
