CONSERVATISM GROWING - AT 3:48 P.M. ET:  Conservatism is making progress in the United States, according to a new Gallup survey:

(CNSNews.com) - Self-identified conservatives outnumber self-identified liberals in all 50 states of the union, according to the Gallup Poll.

At the same time, more Americans nationwide are saying this year that they are conservative than have made that claim in any of the last four years.

In 2009, 40% percent of respondents in Gallup surveys that have interviewed more than 160,000 Americans have said that they are either “conservative” (31%) or “very conservative” (9%). That is the highest percentage in any year since 2004.

Only 21% have told Gallup they are liberal, including 16% who say they are “liberal” and 5% who say they are “very liberal.”

Thirty-five percent of Americans say they are moderate.

But...

“In fact, while all 50 states are, to some degree, more conservative than liberal (with the conservative advantage ranging from 1 to 34 points), Gallup's 2009 party ID results indicate that Democrats have significant party ID advantages in 30 states and Republicans in only 4,” said an analysis of the survey results published by Gallup.

COMMENT:  Go figure.  It's pretty clear that while conservatism is quite respectable in America, the Republican Party is less so.  It's also clear that elections are won in the great middle, the area between the 40-yard-lines.

The White House and the House of Representatives are run by liberals, and the Senate is close.  We have to figure out how that happened, and make sure it doesn't happen again.

August 17, 2009