Gallup: Conservatives Finish First
This would mean that disenfranchised democrats and indies are becoming more alarmed with the current administration and congress' policy decisions, and sliding to the right. Conservatives Finish 2009 as No. 1 Ideological Group PRINCETON, NJ -- The increased conservatism that Gallup first identified among Americans last June persisted throughout the year, so that the final year-end political ideology figures confirm Gallup's initial reporting: conservatives (40%) outnumbered both moderates (36%) and liberals (21%) across the nation in 2009. More broadly, the percentage of Americans calling themselves either conservative or liberal has increased over the last decade, while the percentage of moderates…