[C C Kent]

She is a conservative, she represents the heartfelt beliefs of millions of Americans(60% read on) who might otherwise sit home in disgust and not vote....that is why she must be stopped at any cost. She has awakened a sleeping giant. The same giant that gave Ronaldus Magness two landslide victories.

Bruce Walker, writing at the AmericanThinker.com says the Battleground Poll and particularly question D3 is crucial to understand this country. He says, "I always zip past this data in the first fifteen pages of poll results," from the Battleground Poll. The Battleground poll, by the way, is the bipartisan poll, Ed Goeas on the Republican side, Celinda Lake on the Democrat side, and their questions never change. They're consistent and it is a poll with a great track record.
"I have been tracking Question D3 for a long time, since June 2002, in thirteen straight Battleground Poll results. Americans respond to this question more consistently than to any other question in those thirteen Battleground Poll surveys. People may change their opinions dramatically about Iraq or President Bush or drilling for oil, but not their answer to Question D3."

"What is Question D3 and what were the results to Question D3 in the August 20, 2008 Battleground Poll? It is this:

'When thinking about politics and government, do you consider yourself to be… Very conservative, somewhat conservative, moderate, somewhat liberal, very liberal, unsure/refused. In August 2008, Americans answered that question this way: (1) 20% of Americans considered themselves to be very conservative; (2) 40% of Americans considered themselves to be somewhat conservative--" That adds up to 60% who consider themselves conservative. Two percent said they considered themselves to be moderate, the independents, the great moderates in American History. Two percent of the American people consider themselves to be moderates, and yet we're told that they are 20% of the electorate. Twenty-seven percent said they were somewhat liberal, and 9% said they were very liberal. That's a total of 36% to 60. Sixty percent conservative, 30% liberal. Question D3, Battleground Poll, five days ago. Three percent of Americans did not know or refused to answer.

Now, as Mr. Walker writes here: "Sixty percent of Americans considered themselves conservative. Does this mean that most Americans do not know what 'conservative' means? No: The question specifically provides an out to people who are not sure about their ideology; it provides an out to people who want to be considered 'moderate.'" If you don't know that you're conservative or liberal, you can always put moderate. Americans reject the choice of moderate. "They overwhelmingly define themselves as 'conservative.' "