Presentation for POL 101 Dr. Kevin Lasher. Ideology: A Different View.

Presentation for POL Presentation for POL 101101

Dr. Kevin LasherDr. Kevin Lasher

Ideology: A Ideology: A Different ViewDifferent View

Modern American Ideology: Modern American Ideology: ThemesThemes

► Attitude toward Attitude toward government regulation government regulation of U.S. economyof U.S. economy

► Attitude toward Attitude toward government regulation government regulation of personal issuesof personal issues

American IdeologiesAmerican Ideologies

►LiberalismLiberalism►ConservatismConservatism►LibertarianismLibertarianism►PopulismPopulism

Government Intervention in Economy

GovernmentInterventionin PersonalMatters

FOR AGAINST

AGAINST

FOR

LIBERALS LIBERTARIANS

POPULISTS CONSERVATIVES

Moderates

Modern American IdeologiesModern American Ideologies

Liberals

(Left) (Center) (Right)

LibertariansLibertariansPersonal Issues Economic Issues

Populists PopulistsEconomic Issues Personal Issues

Moderates Conservatives

Question about IdeologyQuestion about Ideology1)1) Very liberalVery liberal2)2) LiberalLiberal3)3) ModerateModerate4)4) ConservativeConservative5)5) Very ConservativeVery Conservative

Extreme libertarians can honestly answer 1 or 5 Extreme libertarians can honestly answer 1 or 5 (economic or personal issues)(economic or personal issues)

Extreme populists can honestly answer 1 or 5Extreme populists can honestly answer 1 or 5(economic or personal issues)(economic or personal issues)

Government Intervention in Economy

Govt. Intervention in Personal Matters

FOR AGAINST

AGAINST

FOR

LIBERALS

CONSERVATIVES

LIBERTARIANS

POPULISTS

Political Parties

Degree of Ideological ThinkingDegree of Ideological Thinking

2% do not answer 2% do not answer the questionthe question(8% if include(8% if include““no preference”)no preference”)


30% do not answer 30% do not answer the questionthe question

(697/2323)(697/2323)

Typical Ideological ThinkingTypical Ideological Thinking IDEOLOGY

Total Liberal Moderate Conserv

Health Insurance

Reform

Government insurance plan Count 160 121 97 378

71.4% 51.3% 33.1% 50.2%

Neutral Count 32 61 41 134

14.3% 25.8% 14.0% 17.8%

Private insurance plan Count 32 54 155 241

14.3% 22.9% 52.9% 32.0%

Total Count 224 236 293 753

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



Government

Services

Government should provide

many fewer services

Count 21 35 125 181

9.9% 15.2% 43.9% 24.9%


21.2% 28.3% 21.1% 23.4%

Government should provide

many more services

Count 146 130 100 376

68.9% 56.5% 35.1% 51.7%

Total Count 212 230 285 727

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



Gay Marriage Should be allowed Count 279 202 120 601

58.6% 41.6% 20.0% 38.5%

Not allowed, but civil unions Count 107 126 189 422

22.5% 26.0% 31.4% 27.0%

Should not be allowed Count 90 157 292 539

18.9% 32.4% 48.6% 34.5%

Total Count 476 485 601 1562

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Typical Ideological ThinkingTypical Ideological Thinking

IDEOLOGY


Iraq War

Worth the Cost

or not?

Worth is Count 34 91 266 391

7.0% 18.2% 44.0% 24.6%

Not worth it Count 450 410 338 1198

93.0% 81.8% 56.0% 75.4%

Total Count 484 501 604 1589

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



Government

And Jobs

Government should see to

jobs and standard of living

Count 113 87 66 266

51.4% 36.7% 22.3% 35.3%


21.8% 26.2% 14.9% 20.5%

Government should let each

person get ahead on own

Count 59 88 186 333

26.8% 37.1% 62.8% 44.2%

Total Count 220 237 296 753

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



Partial

Privatization

of Social

Security

Favor Count 124 149 247 520

28.1% 32.0% 43.6% 35.3%

Neither favor nor oppose Count 112 159 154 425

25.3% 34.2% 27.2% 28.9%

Oppose Count 206 157 165 528

46.6% 33.8% 29.2% 35.8%

Total Count 442 465 566 1473

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Typical Ideological ThinkingTypical Ideological Thinking

IDEOLOGY


Death Penalty

for murder

Favor Count 246 315 437 998

53.4% 67.6% 72.8% 65.4%

Oppose Count 215 151 163 529

46.6% 32.4% 27.2% 34.6%

Total Count 461 466 600 1527

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Degree of Ideological ThinkingDegree of Ideological Thinking► Research suggests that 25-50% of Research suggests that 25-50% of

Americans utilize ideology to organize their Americans utilize ideology to organize their thinkingthinking

► Real problem of “failing to fit” into neat Real problem of “failing to fit” into neat categoriescategories

Degree of Ideological ThinkingDegree of Ideological Thinking IDEOLOGY

Total Liberal Moderate Conservative

Party

Identification

Democrat Count 300 211 125 636

65.2% 44.7% 21.4% 41.9%

Independent Count 142 201 159 502

30.9% 42.6% 27.2% 33.1%

Republican Count 18 60 301 379

3.9% 12.7% 51.5% 25.0%

Total Count 460 472 585 1517

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


19% are a “very confused” (49% were wrong or 19% are a “very confused” (49% were wrong or NA)NA)

IDEOLOGY


Obama

Ideological

Placement

Liberal Count 353 247 416 1016

75.3% 51.8% 69.1% 65.6%

Moderate Count 73 102 64 239

15.6% 21.4% 10.6% 15.4%

Conservative Count 43 128 122 293

9.2% 26.8% 20.3% 18.9%

Total Count 469 477 602 1548

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



IDEOLOGY


McCain

Ideological

Placement


8.3% 25.3% 13.6% 15.6%


8.1% 14.9% 17.1% 13.7%


83.5% 59.8% 69.3% 70.7%

Total Count 468 475 602 1545

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


19% are a “very confused” (49% wrong or NA)19% are a “very confused” (49% wrong or NA)

IDEOLOGY


Democratic Party

Ideological

Placement


75.1% 51.0% 67.5% 64.7%


14.0% 23.2% 12.3% 16.2%


11.0% 25.7% 20.2% 19.1%

Total Count 473 478 609 1560

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%



IDEOLOGY


Republican

Ideological

Placement


7.9% 25.1% 16.6% 16.6%


7.5% 15.6% 13.7% 12.4%


84.6% 59.4% 69.7% 71.0%

Total Count 468 475 607 1550

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

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