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liberal or conservative

this poll is about rating yourself as liberal or conservative on several issues

I support progressive social issues such as gay marriage, abortion, affirmative action, and the like.

24% (70) I strongly agree
20% (58) I generally agree
6% (19) I'm neutral
13% (38) I generally disagree
35% (101) I strongly disagree

286 voters have answered this question.

I support government programs that would re-distrbute wealth such as higher taxes on the wealthy, taxing assets as well as income, and more generous welfare programs.

27% (78) strongly agree
19% (55) somewaht agree
9% (27) neutral
14% (41) somewhat disagree
29% (84) strongly disagree

285 voters have answered this question.

I believe our economic system should be designed primarily to reward hard work and responsible behavior, and penalize laziness and irresponsible behavior.

49% (141) strongly agree
29% (84) somewhat agree
10% (29) neutral
6% (18) somewhat disagree
4% (12) strongly disagree

284 voters have answered this question.

I believe it is very important to preserve traditional socal values such as the traditional family, equal opportunity for all, and marriage for hererosexual couples only.

39% (114) strongly agree
10% (30) somewhat agree
6% (20) neutral
15% (43) somewhat disagree
27% (79) strongly disagree

286 voters have answered this question.

On a scale of 1 to 5, how do you think we should treat violent second offenders, where: 1 = try to re-habilitate them and then give them another chance, and 5 = lock them up for the maximum time with no chance of parole

4% (12) 1
8% (23) 2
26% (76) 3
28% (80) 4
32% (94) 5

285 voters have answered this question.

On a scale of 1 to 5, how do you think we should treat white-collar financial crime, where: 1 = probation only as long as the offender complies with a program of restitution 5 = make them pay restitution and serve serious jail time based on the degree of financial hurt they caused.

8% (23) 1
7% (21) 2
23% (65) 3
29% (82) 4
32% (90) 5

281 voters have answered this question.

On a scale of 1 to 5, how "religious" are you, where: 1 = athiest 10 = religious zealot (Jerry Falwell, a 911 hijacker, Zionist, etc.)

16% (45) 1
19% (54) 2
28% (80) 3
23% (66) 4
12% (35) 5

280 voters have answered this question.

On a scale of 1 to 5, how should we treat a known foreign terrorist, where: 1 = give them a cival trial with all the rights of an American citizen, and 5 = quietly execute them (no martyrs)

17% (49) 1
13% (37) 2
19% (54) 3
17% (50) 4
31% (89) 5

279 voters have answered this question.

On a scale of 1 to 5, how should we treat child molesters, where: 1 = try to re-habilitate them and give them another chance, and 5 = on the first offense, lock them up and throw away the key.

7% (20) 1
8% (23) 2
18% (51) 3
24% (69) 4
41% (118) 5

281 voters have answered this question.

On a scale of 1 to 5, how should we treat sex offenders in general, where: 1 = try to re-habilitate them in prison, and give them another chance, and 5 = lock them up for life on the first offense because they cannot be re-habilitated

8% (24) 1
12% (36) 2
24% (69) 3
31% (88) 4
23% (65) 5

282 voters have answered this question.

This poll was created on 2007-03-20 17:53:31 by old_blue