To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (28531 ) 5/20/2008 6:25:50 PM From: Brumar89 Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 224755 No, the country hasn't moved left. Poll numbers to back that up - we know how liberals like polls. America's Best Days 62% of Voters Prefer Fewer Government Services with Lower Taxes Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Email to a FriendAdvertisment The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 62% of voters would prefer fewer government services with lower taxes. Nearly a third (29%) disagrees and would rather have a bigger government with higher taxes. Ten percent (10%) are not sure. Let's see, 62% is more than twice as much as 29% isn't it? I don't see a country united behind liberalism there. Those numbers have changed little over the past month. Republican voters overwhelmingly prefer fewer government services—83% of the GOP faithful hold that view while just 13% prefer more government involvement. Democratic voters are evenly divided on this question: 46% prefer more government services, while 43% prefer less government services. Not surprisingly, conservative voters like less government while liberal voters favor a bigger government. Fifty-seven percent (57%) of politically moderate voters prefer smaller government. A separate survey found that most adults (56%) are worried that the next president will raise taxes too much. Sixty-two percent (62%) of voters think American society is generally fair and decent. Twenty-seven percent (27%) think it is unfair and discriminatory. Maybe Jeremiah Wright and Michelle Obama aren't in the majority. Those numbers have become slightly more positive over the past month. Three quarters of voters (75%) think people who move to America from other countries should adopt the nation’s culture. Just 13% think they should maintain their home country’s culture (see video report). Forty-three percent (43%) of voters think the nation’s allies should do what the United States wants more often. Last month, 47% held that view. Twenty-eight percent (28%) think the U.S. should do what the allies want more often. A related survey found that most voters say bringing the troops home from Iraq should be a higher priority than winning the war. Finally, nearly half of voters (47%) say American’s best days have come and gone. That number has not changed since last month. Thirty-nine percent (39%) of voters think the nation’s best days are still to come. rasmussenreports.com .......Fifty-six percent (56%) of all voters are at least somewhat worried that the next President will raise taxes too much and harm the economy. That figure includes 77% of Republicans, 59% of unaffiliated voters, and 39% of Democrats. Most Democrats (56%) are not worried about taxes being raised too much. Darn Democrats are out of step with the rest of us. rasmussenreports.com