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To: ChinuSFO who wrote (90810)	3/15/2011 9:04:32 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

<<THere is no difference in that they are extremists on the opposite end of the spectrum.>> No Chinu that is not correct! Liberals and conservatives hold diametrically opposing philosophies. You have a math background. What does it say, 81% of scientists leans toward democrats and only 6% saay they are Republicans. It means without a doubt that you are looking at two distince populations. If you then do an analysis of variance I beleive you will find the primary variable is scientists are primarily liberals! scientists identify as Democrats (55%), while 32% identify as independents and just 6% say they are Republicans. When the leanings of independents are considered, fully 81% identify as Democrats or lean to the Democratic Party, compared with 12% who either identify as Republicans or lean toward the GOP. Among the public, there are far fewer self-described Democrats (35%) and far more Republicans (23%). Overall, 52% of the public identifies as Democratic or leans Democratic, while 35% identifies as Republican or leans Republican. Majorities of scientists working in academia (60%), for non-profits (55%) and in government (52%) call themselves Democrats, as do nearly half of those working in private industry (47%).