The latest Battleground Poll is out, and it doesn't look good for the Democrats. But let's start by reviewing the last Battleground Poll:
When thinking about politics and government, do you consider yourself to be
| Very conservative | 21% |
| Somewhat conservative | 40% |
| Moderate | 2% |
| Somewhat liberal | 27% |
| Very liberal | 8% |
| Refused/unsure | 2% |
Since it's not clear where the line falls between "somewhat" and "very," let's conflate the above:
| Conservative | 61% |
| Moderate | 2% |
| Liberal | 35% |
| Refused/unsure | 2% |
So in that last Battleground Poll, 61% of the respondents considered themselves to be conservative, while only 35% considered themselves to be liberal — and just as importantly, only 2% considered themselves to be moderate, blowing the myth of the "moderate majority" out of the water.
Let's turn to the latest Battleground Poll results (warning: PDF file):
When thinking about politics and government, do you consider yourself to be
| Very conservative | 19% |
| Somewhat conservative | 42% |
| Moderate | 3% |
| Somewhat liberal | 26% |
| Very liberal | 8% |
| Unsure/refused | 2% |
And conflated, the data look like this:
| Conservative | 61% |
| Moderate | 3% |
| Liberal | 34% |
| Unsure/refused | 2% |
So we still have 61% of the respondents identifying themselves as conservative. In fact, the only change (a trivial one) is that there is one fewer percent of the respondents identifying as liberal, and one more percent identifying themselves as moderate.
Again, the "moderate majority" myth is shown to be just that, and again, the "progressive" Democrats are pushing themselves further away from the American voter. Are we surprised yet?