Are you Patriotic?

[armedandsafe]

Gallup Poll:

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/68975

CNSNews.com
Conservatives Are More Than Twice as Likely as Liberals to Be Strongly Patriotic, Says Gallup Poll
Sunday, July 04, 2010
By Terence P. Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief

(CNSNews.com) - Conservatives are more than twice as likely as liberals to express very strong patriotism, according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll in which 48 percent of conservatives said they were “extremely patriotic,” but only 19 percent of liberals made that claim.

The poll asked respondents this question: “How patriotic are you? Would you say extremely patriotic, very patriotic, somewhat patriotic, or not especially patriotic?” The poll surveyed a random sample of 1,014 adults from June 11-13, and the margin of error was plus-or-minus 4 percentage points.

Overall, 72 percent of Americans said they were either extremely (32 percent) or very patriotic (42 percent), with another 19 percent saying they were somewhat patriotic. Only 6 percent said they were "not especially patriotic."

The USA Today news story on this poll question did not report any data at all about the patriotism of liberals as discovered by the survey, although it did report that patriotism has increased among Republicans and conservatives, stating: “The number of Republicans and conservatives who describe their patriotism as running high has increased 24 percentage points since 1999.”

The Gallup analysis of the poll question did list what percentage of liberals, conservatives and moderates, Republicans, Democrats and Independents, and people of various age groups described themselves as "extremely patriotic" in both 2005 and this year--thus providing a basis for comparing liberals with conservatives as well as with other groups.

Liberals were the least likely of all groups listed by Gallup to say they were "extremely" patriotic.

Neither the USA Today news story on the poll question nor the Gallup analysis explained why the poll used the term "extremely" to describe the most patriotic group given that the word "extreme" often carries a pejorative connotation, particularly in politics. The Gallup analysis did say, however: "The difference between 'extremely' and 'very' patriotic is left to respondents to interpret."

An alternative formulation might have asked people to distinguish between "strongly" and "very strongly" patriotic. It would have asked: "How patriotic are you? Would you say very strongly patriotic, strongly patriotic, somewhat patriotic, or not especially patriotic?”

The poll did not ask people if they considered themselves "extremely unpatriotic."

As reported by the Gallup analysis, 52 percent of Republicans in the 2010 survey--an outright majority--said they were "extremely patriotic" while only 20 percent of Democrats said they were "extremely patriotic."

According to historical polling numbers on the same question posted by Gallup, Americans have been more patriotic in the past decade than they were in the 1990s.

In 1994, 65 percent said they were either extremely (21 percent) or very patriotic (44 percent). In 2010, 74 percent say they are either extremely (32 percent) or very patriotic (42 percent).

The increase in patriotism started happening after al Qaeda terrorists attacked the United States on September 11, 2001. In a poll conducted June 25-27, 1999, 65 percent of Americans said they were either extremely (19 percent) or very patriotic (46 percent). But in a poll taken January 4-20, 2002, five months after the 9/11 attacks, 71 percent of Americans said they were either extremely (24 percent) or very patriotic (47 percent).

In the past five years, according to Gallup, the percentage of liberals, Democrats and moderates describing themselves as “extremely patriotic” has declined. By contrast, the percentage of Republicans, Independents, conservatives, men, women and people 18 years or older, who describe themselves as “extremely patriotic” has increased.

Percentage of Americans Saying They Are Extremely Patriotic

2005 2010 Change

Republicans 35% 52% 17 points
Conservatives 33 48 15
Aged 65+ 21 40 19
Men 29 37 8
Aged 50-64 29 35 6
Aged 30-49 29 32 3
Independents 21 30 9
Women 23 28 5
Moderates 23 22 -1
Aged 18-29 21 22 1
Democrats 22 20 -2
Liberals 23 19 -4

Pops

[Bobitis]

Pretty much explains why we're in the position we are as a nation.

Too few care about our country anymore. We've become the nation of me, myself, and I.

[pops42]

yep ,thats rite bobitis, and its a shame that its came to that

[lentz]

We are a minority.That's why we are always out voted at the polls.
And obama will probably be re-elected. Sick ain't it

[zkovach]

Originally Posted by lentz

We are a minority.That's why we are always out voted at the polls.
And obama will probably be re-elected. Sick ain't it

God help us

[firelegs22]

Originally Posted by lentz

And obama will probably be re-elected. Sick ain't it

i would comment on that but i dont want to be abducted in the middle of the night by the secrete. service.

[199er]

We are a minority.That's why we are always out voted at the polls.
And obama will probably be re-elected. Sick ain't it

The November mid-term election results will be a good indicator to Obama's
electability.

God help us

He will help us providing we do our part and work hard to defeat him.

[Terry_P]

I think the country has a conservative majority however we need candidates running for office that are conservative not just pretend to get elected and then return to their RINO ways. In 2008 many conservatives stayed at home instead of voting for a candidate they did not agree with. Other people were tired of two wars and when the economy started to go bad then the election was sealed in favor guy who's only message was change. Now a year and a half into it many of those that voted for Obozo are having buyers remorse. 2010 should be a good test of my theories.

[carver]

Originally Posted by Terry_P

I think the country has a conservative majority however we need candidates running for office that are conservative not just pretend to get elected and then return to their RINO ways. In 2008 many conservatives stayed at home instead of voting for a candidate they did not agree with. Other people were tired of two wars and when the economy started to go bad then the election was sealed in favor guy who's only message was change. Now a year and a half into it many of those that voted for Obozo are having buyers remorse. 2010 should be a good test of my theories.

Thank you Terry for making my post for me. +1