Media conservatives claim America is "center-right," but political scientists challenge reliance on voter self-identification
November 10, 2008 9:01 pm ET
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SUMMARY: Several conservative commentators claim America is ideologically a "center-right" country, citing as evidence general election exit polls showing that 22 percent of respondents identify themselves as "liberal," 44 percent as "moderate" and 34 percent as "conservative." But political scientists dispute the reliability of voters' identification with political ideologies, and other polling has found that a strong majority favored the more progressive position on a number of issues.
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