Most voters still believe President Obama is more liberal than they are, while just one-out-of-four say they share the same ideological views as the president.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 54% of Likely U.S. Voters think Obama is more ideologically liberal than they are, while only 13% view him as more conservative. Twenty-four percent (24%) say their political views are about the same as the president’s. [...]
Forty-five percent (45%) of Democratic voters, however, say their views are about the same as the president’s, although that ties the lowest finding to date. The number of Democrats who felt this way peaked at 60% in late February. Twenty-four percent (24%) of Democrats say the president is more conservative than they are, while 22% think he is more liberal. [...]
An overwhelming number (84%) of Republicans and 57% of voters not affiliated with either major political party feel the president is more liberal than they are. Twenty percent (20%) of unaffiliated voters share about the same ideological views as the president. [...]
Most Mainstream voters (65%) say Obama is more politically liberal than they are, while those in the Political Class tend to view the president’s views as more liberal or about the same as theirs.