FINAL STUDYING - Political Spectrum Flashcards
where are most people on the political spectrum?
about 3ish and 4ish, (2-5)
where are the 10s?
THE BOMBERS. the crazies. TERRORISTS.
what is the 3rd-party zone
6-8ish
which are the “tin foil hat people”
7s
where do people start to get weird? take their kids out of public school, etc
around 6
what are 5s like?
they want to argue and convince you about politics, they rally, they donate money, they campaign, etc
where are the MODERATES? what are they like?
the 0-2 zone on both sides. THESE PEOPLE ARE BORING. they have no opinions
where do presidential candidates have to be? why?
they have to be 3s, in order to reach people in the middle
where are the block democrats/block republicans?
2-6 zone
what are 8s like?
they’re beyond weird, it’s concering. instead of rallying, they shout at businesses and attack abortion clinics. they chain themselves to trees. they live alone and have 12 biblically-named kids
who are 7s?
the “tin foil hats” people. not really aligned with a party, third-part is closest. pretty dang weird
where is the “neutral” zone?
about 3-3 on each side
what is a Red-Dog Republican?
a republican that often swings liberal (maybe votes republican but has liberal beliefs)
what is a Blue-Dog Democrat?
a democrat that often swings conservative
Who gets along?
the RADICALS on opposite sides get along
the NEUTRALS get along (MODERATES)
