Zogby poll: All the stereotypes about conservatives are true

posted at 4:01 pm on November 12, 2007 by Allahpundit
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NASCAR-lovin’, Fox-News-watchin’, classical-music-listenin’ wingnuts.

Wait. Classical?

People with a “red” entertainment preference think a lot of programming is in bad taste and doesn’t reflect their values. They don’t like a lot of things on TV, but their two favorite channels are Fox and Fox News. They like sports, especially football and auto racing, and they watch news and business programming. They don’t like most contemporary music and they don’t watch VH1 or MTV. They don’t much like late-night TV. They like to go to sporting events, and when they do go to the movies – which is rarely – they seek out action-adventure films. They’re not big book readers, but when they do read, they prefer non-fiction. When they read fiction, they often select mysteries and thrillers. They are more likely to listen to country and gospel than other people, but their favorite music is classical. They don’t play a lot of video games, but when they do, Madden NFL and Mario are their favorites. They think that fictional TV shows and movies are politically biased, and they believe they can predict a person’s politics if they know the person’s entertainment preferences.

In stark contrast to this lowly creature stands the enlightened moonbat, 20% of whom allegedly “very often” enjoy programming that runs counter to their personal philosophies compared to 11% of conservatives. Erm, which programming would that be, Zog? He gives the example of leftists listening to Rush Limbaugh but most of them are just groovin’ on hate the way Joel Surnow does when he reads Hot Air. Zogby wants you to believe the left is more open-minded and willing to consider their opponents’ position — the plain truth of which any of us who have dealt with the nutroots must surely admit — but a moron with a “V for Vendetta” poster on his wall tuning in to Hannity for the daily Two Hours’ Hate doesn’t quite fit that bill. Bonus points for Zog: He speculates that Air America might have failed in part because closed-minded conservatives weren’t willing to give it a chance, going so far as to list as one of his subheads, “The Real Reason Rush Limbaugh is Much More Popular than Air America.” I prefer the alternate explanation.

Here’s the raw data set; page one is the only one you need. Note how moderates line up with “reds” and “blues” on different questions. And note especially question 1. Good arguments can be made for both positions, as the “red” and “purple” columns indicate; judge for yourself what the spread in “blue” means.

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