5. That really depends on how you define "conservative nation". But it is true that conservatives vastly outnumber liberals when asked for self-identification in polls.
Self-identification is a horrible way of measuring this thing. How about support for liberal policies-which a majority of Americans support?
If the issues were decided by popular vote, America would have universal health care. However, 'liberal' has been made into a dirty word by the right-wing establishment.
In the abstract, yes, a majority of Americans want universal health care. But every time a plan to do it has been presented to them, it doesn't win majority support. Taxes, rationing plans, mandates - there's the rub.
