Arthur Branch for POTUS?

Nope. More like 33%

Jack McCoy, as in Sam Waterston’s character on Law & Order, has been involved in politics recently? :dubious:

I got the 45% from a zogby poll. I’ve posted it to the SDMB before but I can’t seem to find it now.

It’s possible that less people self identify as “conservative” now with the war and Bush’s unpopularity. Who knows.

Howver, even that cite says conservatives outnumber liberals by about two to one. That’s the larger point. There’s lots of conservatives out there and they’re not happy with the current Republican offerings.

Oh, and Cervaise: nice one.

Yeah, sure. 33%:18% is almost 2:1. But self-proclaimed “moderates” are 40%, which I guess outnumbers “conservatives” almost 5:4–or heck, let’s say almost 4:3, since we’re estimating!

Many people who I know hold views we would call “liberal” refuse to self-identify as such. I’m sure it’s part and parcel of the demonization of the word. Most of these people consider themselves “moderate”.

Most people in general probably consider themselves “moderate”, but I think “conservative” (until recently) had less baggage than “liberal”.

"National Journal’s Alyssa Rosenberg throws out the idea that Ex-Sen. Fred Thompson, an independent Republican, and Sam Waterston, a liberal affiliated with the Unity '08 group, could run together on the Unity '08 ticket.

A Law and Order presidency."

Didn’t he basically leave the Senate to concentrate on acting? I don’t know much about him, but doesn’t that cast a little bit of doubt on his dedication?

It’s the surest path to the Presidency. Obama is touted as a new hunk; John “Ken-doll” Edwards tries to* look* like a movie star. Reagan & Schwarzenegger are unduly loved by the right; Romney is an actor in a sense…

The word has largely been replaced by “progressive.”

In that case, I would like a progressive amount of oral sex.

From your cite:

Tells me everything I need to know.

I think you’re abusing the term here. Romney’s an actor in the same way Pinocchio was an actor. :wink: