Gallup: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Conservative Economic Policies

Beautiful!
Thank you for pointing out that our country is still comprised of people who want to earn and live their own way.

The problem is the Republicans in Congress think since Bush is unpopular that conservatism is unpopular also. So they are running to the left of Bush. This is a mistake, Bush is not a true conservative he is a "compassionate conservative" remember? They should run to the right of Bush, to Reagan conservatism, then the voters will follow. And the reason they are making this mistake is because they don't read sites like this one or talk to the average folks, they listen to the special interest groups and the MSM too much.

Not only does the Gallup Poll reveal that it is not in the public interest of wealth distribution, it shows that when Republicans stick to non-social issues they follow main-stream America's core values. Republicans win on all the important issues and remain slightly right of center. Democrats have moved so far to the left they are not on the playing field.

However, Democrats have done a better job marketing their incompetent candidates and in order for Republicans to win they need to match or exceed Democrat marketing strategy.

Been saying for years that if, IF, a candidate would just say "screw you" to the press and the left, and clearly and unapologetically embrace, in fact and practice, true conservative principles and refuse to back down when the slurs of racist, greedy etc come, he would win by a landslide in most areas of the country.

If he were perceived as credible, I predict he could even take (tho' not by a land slide) places like Mass, Calif, NJ, etc.

Unfortunately, I don't see the powers that be in either party allowing this type of guy to even get his foot in the door. It will take a MASSIVE grass roots effort to accomplish this..

More's the pity!!

It never ceases to amaze me why Republicans think the WashPost and NYTimes are to be read daily and believed. It would be far better for Republicans to read blogs than these two bastions of liberal tripe.

Republicans need to get back to their Conservative roots and stop the big government nonsense. Their first step should be to figure out why they left the rails in the first place, then the next steps should be easy.

I am so glad to see this poll , I am not one to look at the polls very much because to many factors enter into it and can easily be twisted to conform to ones own ideas. Hooray for the conservative and democrats who want government out of their lives and stand out of the way while the people make America work once again. Much needs to be done but congress has got to get out of our way or we are doomed to ten buck gas and no jobs . drill and then drill some more, we have the resources and it would be nuts to not use them now when we need them like never before . The GOP needs to get a handle on this one and go with it big time stand up and be counted now .

'The Republicans in Congress have to be united and show some guts, something that they seem reluctant to do. For instance, the report in today's New York Times on the expansion of earmarks (Earmarks Persist in Spending Bills for 2009), especially coming after the Democrats rode to victory in 2006 promising to end them, is particularly embarrassing for the GOP.'

Well, GOPers could start by refusing to request more earmarks, refusing to sponsor funding Acts for transit and Amtrak, and voting against such Acts. But the Congress passed a failure-rewarding statute for Amtrak and transit by a veto-proof majority, i.e. most GOPers collaborated with socialists Indeed, it was Trent Lott who sponsored the Amtrak bill.

It all keeps coming back to leadership, doesn't it? The President is absent from the field, having been taught by his father that confrontation is a faux pas to be avoided at all costs.
Boehner and Mitchell are not leaders either, although Mitchell is a great political tactician. As long as there is no one in charge, the inmates will take over.
The 102 member RSC, Republican Study Committee, is pushing for earmark reform in the House and getting nowhere without help from the leadership. At least though, there are a few in Congress who are on the right side.
www.house.gov/hensarling/rsc

I respectfully beg to differ: the poll does not show an overwhelming support for the conservative message.

It simply states the obvious: a large majority of people prefer not to have their money confiscated and given to someone else. No news there.

What the poll does not address is whether people favor government policies that grow their income or increase the value of their assets at the expense of others: social security, medicare, defense contracts, ethanol, farm subsidies, corporate tax breaks, land use management, public works, import duties, prevailing wages, etc. Applying a conservative or liberal principle that upsets the village apple cart will not get you elected. Rick Santorum come to mind?

The average cost of a Senate seat is $10 million and over $1 million for a House seat. Where are you going to raise that kind of money with no expectation of rent seeking? Money talks. The people polled, I wager, do not contribute time or money to campaigns. Of course they find the least government appealing. Just not in their District.

If the do-nuthin' Republicans do not capitalize on this poll and seize the issue, they don't deserve to be in office. It is time for the Republicans to get off the pot. I'm tired of voting for wussies.

Just another poll. Irrespective of its result, it is not credible. There were 2 to 1 Demos vs Repubs voting in the primaries. The Demos want change -- more of middle to left and do not take another poll to try to show me something different. Who will win the election? The biggest lib in Congress, just after a short stay as the biggest lib in Illinois. HOw's that?

Americans overwhelmingly support conservative economic policies? Well, duh.

Wonder how the Obamabots will spin this. Will Barry's entire economic program get thrown under the bus? One of the biggest miscalculations they make is thinking this country has moved significantly to the left and now has an appetite for European-style governance in the form of massive new entitlement spending, increased taxes and having huge segments of the economy--like health care and energy--under federal control.

Obama cuts his own throat when he says he'll raise the capital gains tax to make it more fair even while admitting such would result in a decreased tax revenue flow. Or that the price of gas isn't too high, it just went up too fast. One wonders if his campaign does any internal polling at all.

So, come on, Republicans. The Gallup gods have just handed you a huge gift. Pull your heads from where they've been lodged for the better part of this decade and pick it up and run with it.

Talk radio should have a field day with this on Monday.

Up yours big media! Were not a nation of sheep, were free men needing an advocate. The media, the Chris Mathews types are the sheep nation. Ever hear the media say the same thing? Parrots. Like the sheep they are.

I believe polling isn't worth much.
That being said, it's time to stop linking Conservatism to Republicans, as in this opinion piece. I'm constantly disappointed with the current crop of Republican politicians. They haven't kept the Conservative standard, they haven't played the game smartly, and they seem spineless and lost - without principles. Don't call me a Republican. A better designation would be a Common Sense Conservative.

This Gallup poll has one fundamental flaw: in a free society income is not "distributed" and then "redistributed," it is earned and then confiscated.

let's enact the fairtax and see how the american people get this economy moving, these politicans give us the middle finger when it comes to keeping our own money and spending or saving it the way we want not them, not one of the major parties is willing to let this happen and until we rise up to demand the fairtax we can expect no changes to our current situation,just more pats on the head and stupid answers to dumb questions and four years will by with nothing done, fire all of the incumbents this year and watch how the new hires fall in line or we fire them. what a concept, you did a lousy job therefore see ya, next person please

The problem is that Americans have incredibly short political memories. Many believe that things can't get worse. That's laughable- things can get much worse. Toss in high taxes, redistribution schemes and excessive spending- and voila, a recipe for stagnation. Bush as the worst president in history? I lived through the days of Carter. Trust me- things can get worse.

When the stimulus package was overwelmingly passed I thought that was a victory for conservative values because at least now the DNC realizes that more money in the economy to spend has a positive effect. This to me shows a progression in basic economic thinking in liberal minds that was not there in the past. Although I do not agree with borrowing money to do it. Yet as Obama has stated he wants to raise taxes promptly if he gets into office, which takes money out of the economy. Freiman predicted this trend in his latest book Conservative Outcomes and I must admit I was impressed. Freiman feels that a failed democrat tax and redistriubution policy will happen before a return to the conservative principles of Reagan. I hope he is incorrect.

Did this survey result end up on MSM? If it did not, then that is one problem. President Reagan was given the exposure and was a good speaker. He had a record of conservatism. That is not true today. So, what is a man to do? I think all of you out there with ideas need to inundate all Republican headquarters (Senate, House, President) with those ideas. I do not understand the logic of trying to appeal to left, center, and right. Reagan pointed the way: go with the people. Trust them. I am in the Gallup majority position.

If we could just get some conservative politicians with some backbone,you better believe our lives would get back to normal.