Republican National Convention '08

[scaeagles]

I often think that where one ranks onesself on the political spectrum is different than where others might. If I considered myself to be moderate, it doesn't make it so, it is just an issue of how I define conservative, moderate, and liberal.

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Can we perhaps agree that, considering Conservatives see a liberal media and Liberals see a conservative media, that the actual "media" is neither or both, but certainly not exclusively or even primarily either?

Maybe Fox News

Originally Posted by JWBear

The problem with your theory is that I consider myself to be a moderate, not a liberal. And if moderates see the press as leaning to the right, then... Well....

Most of the Nation voted for George Bush 4 years ago. To be a moderate you either voted for him or almost voted for him......if the very idea of voting for him was repugnant to you then I've got some bad news for you.....you're not a moderate

[wendybeth]

Seeings how over 48% of the nation did not vote for Bush in the '04 election, I think your assertion of 'most' is a tad bit of an exaggeration. I'm a moderate as well- I've voted for two Republicans in past local elections, both of them being reasonable and moderate persons who I happened to think were the best persons for the jobs they were running for. I did not vote for Bush.

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Seeings how over 48% of the nation did not vote for Bush in the '04 election, I think your assertion of 'most' is a tad bit of an exaggeration. I'm a moderate as well- I've voted for two Republicans in past local elections, both of them being reasonable and moderate persons who I happened to think were the best persons for the jobs they were running for. I did not vote for Bush.

I would think that the number would have to be reduced to account for all the people who didn't vote at all.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

Most of the Nation voted for George Bush 4 years ago. To be a moderate you either voted for him or almost voted for him......if the very idea of voting for him was repugnant to you then I've got some bad news for you.....you're not a moderate

Ummmmm.... No. "Most" of the nation did not vote for him - only about half. (So, we are rewriting history now?) By that measure, only about half the moderates voted for him.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by JWBear

Ummmmm.... No. "Most" of the nation did not vote for him - only about half.

To be fair, by definition, the 50.7% of voters that voted for him mean that, yes, "most" voters voted for Bush.

But of course, since only about 60% of eligible voters actually bothered to vote, that means only about 30% of the country voted for Bush.