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Battleground poll – majority consider themselves conservative

By Steve McGough / October 13, 2008 /

Conservatives are the majority. Some may consider us the silent majority since we tend to keep our mouths shut, but again, the most recent Battleground Poll shows our numbers near 60 percent. Liberals and socialists frequently call us racist bigots, warmongers, capitalist pigs and downright mean but maybe it’s time politicians start standing up for…

Reminder: Most people are conservatives

By Steve McGough / September 16, 2010 /

The current AP/Roper poll indicates most of us are “moderates”, but that’s not true. The sample – and how you ask the question – is very important. AP/Roper consistently shows one-third of the population describes themselves as moderate, while the George Washington University Battleground Poll consistently shows almost two-thirds of registered likely voters are somewhat…

The Mount Vernon Statement text finally revealed

By Steve McGough / February 17, 2010 /

The text of the Mount Vernon Statement has been posted online. Nothing for a conservative to disagree with, and nothing really new in my opinion. My guess? Prominent conservative leaders will no longer refer to it within 60 days.

New Battleground Poll – 63% consider themselves conservative

By Steve McGough / December 18, 2009 /

As readers may remember, I’ve been monitoring the George Washington University Battleground Poll for quite some time. In August I wrote about the July results showing a 2 point increase in the number of registered voters who considered themselves conservative or very conservative. This week we had 4 point move.

Has the Republican party left conservatives? Update: Steele sorry

By Steve McGough / March 2, 2009 /

For me, the party made enough of a change two years ago that I stopped all contributions. When there is a pretty solid difference between my core political beliefs and the party that I belong to, what else should I do? See the updated Steele comments below. And quite honestly, for the new Republican National…

Battleground Poll: 90% concerned about federal government’s level of spending

By Steve McGough / April 15, 2010 /

The April 2010 version of the GWU Battleground Poll is out, and along with the question I normally check out (D3), new this time around I noticed question 33. Ninety percent describe themselves as concerned about federal government spending. Is the message getting out?

Newsweek cover on Palin reads like a parody

By Steve McGough / November 16, 2009 /

Are they loosing it? If they want Sarah Palin to go away and for the media to stop talking about her, maybe the media … uhhh … should stop talking about her! Looking into the political future of the GOP is like trying to see a pen cap at the bottom of a soy latte…

Battleground poll results – 59 percent very or somewhat conservative

By Steve McGough / August 18, 2009 /

The Terrance Group and Lake Research Partners recently released the results for the George Washington University Battleground Poll taken in July. The fall 2008 results showed 57 percent considered themselves very conservative or somewhat conservative. July 2009 results show a 2 point jump to 59 percent. We remain a pretty conservative country.

Conservatives just want to be liked

By Steve McGough / June 23, 2009 /

Growing up and living in a blue state, it’s not easy being a conservative. Quite honestly, it’s hard to break out of the protective shell surrounding for those of us who don’t like to be strictly emotional when it comes to politics and the economy. Harold Witkov has an article posted at American Thinker where…