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Defend America on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 7:44:39 PM
Has the liberal moment come and gone?
By: Byron York
Chief Political Correspondent
09/30/09 7:16 AM EDT
A new Gallup poll shows a sharp increase in the number of people who say they want the government to promote "traditional values."
Gallup's question was simple: "Some people think the government
should promote traditional values in our society. Others think the
government should not favor any particular set of values. Which comes
closer to your own view?" In the new poll, taken in the first days of
September, 53 percent of respondents say they want the government to
promote traditional values, while 42 percent say they do not want the
government to favor any particular set of values. Five percent do not
have an opinion.
The results are a significant change from recent years. For most of
the last two decades, a majority of people have been in favor of the
government promoting traditional values. But that number began to
decline in 2005, and the number of people who believe the government
should not favor any particular set of values began to rise. Last
September, when Gallup asked the same question, the public was split
down the middle on the issue, 48 percent to 48 percent. Now, opinion
has rather abruptly gone back to the old position, and there's an
11-point gap between the two, in favor of traditional values.
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