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By Charlie Sykes

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The Democratic Party leaps hard to the left and... more Americans now say they see the party as "too liberal."

PRINCETON, NJ -- A Gallup Poll finds a statistically significant increase since last year in the percentage of Americans who describe the Democratic Party's views as being "too liberal," from 39% to 46%. This is the largest percentage saying so since November 1994, after the party's losses in that year's midterm elections.

 

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Most major demographic and attitudinal subgroups show at least a slight uptick since 2008 in perceptions that the Democratic Party is too liberal. The increasing perception of the Democrats as too far left comes as President Obama and the Democrats in Congress have expanded the government's role in the economy to address the economic problems facing the country

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  1. Amy P. - Jul 01, 2009 8:49 AM

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    I'd love to meet the 6-13% of people who think the Democratic party is "too conservative." They must be a hoot at parties.

  2. Joyce - Jul 01, 2009 9:34 AM

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    DUH! Too late, you elected the dope. And probably for life.

  3. Leo of the Bohicans - Jul 01, 2009 9:49 AM

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    Hey BIGCAT, notice a trend?

  4. - Jul 01, 2009 12:07 PM

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    Same poll 43% thought the Republicans were too conservative! Among self identified independents a plurality thought the R's were more extreme than the D's.

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