A record 24 percent of Americans age 18 and up identify themselves as liberals, according to a Gallup poll released January 9. It was the third consecutive year that the percentage of liberals has increased—albeit a scant one percent annual rise for each year.
While the number of self-described conservatives handily exceeds their liberal counterparts by a 14 percent margin, the latest results represents the smallest gap between the two political groupings. The right enjoyed a 22 percent bulge over their lefty counterparts in 1996.
There's been a surge in the number of liberals in the Democratic party. The percent of self-described liberals rose from 29 percent in `00 to 44 percent this year. At the same time, the percent of liberal moderates and Republicans has been flat at 21 percent and five percent, respectively.
As Republicans firm up control of Congress, the outlook for liberalism remains bright. When the GOP overreaches in areas such as rolling back Obamacare and gutting environmental regulations there will be a political backlash. Good news for lefties.
The march of liberals is bad news for future presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who is toxic among the progressive set. Hillary, in fact, doesn't have an enthusiastic band of supporters. She's the anti-buzz Democrat.
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, on the other hand, sets liberal hearts ablaze. As a woman, she takes away the first-woman president argument of Hillary. What's left for the former First Lady?
It's going to be an interesting Democratic primary campaign
Jeffrey Nesbit, who served as communications director for former vice president Dan Quayle, is named assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Kate Bedingfield, White House communications director, will exit at the end of the month. Ben LaBolt, a longtime Biden adviser, will take the CD post.
Cathy Cochran, senior VP in Teneo’s Washington office, has rejoined the US Dept of Agriculture as director in its communications office.
Mexico is working with the DC-based Global Action on Gun Violence to push for “impactful gun violence prevention strategies” in the US.
Douglas Farrar, who was VP-communications and strategy at the Carnegie Center for International Peace, has joined the Federal Trade Commission as PA director.
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