Today the Gallup Poll released results of a recent poll reviewing the Conservative-Liberal ideological split in the nation. Here is the key chart:
My interpretation is that in "normal" times lots of people, especially moderate liberals and independents, think liberal ideas are great. But faced with a real liberal agenda involving massive government spending to pay for those wonderful liberal programs, and a massive increase in debt, as we have had since Obama's election, it suddenly doesn't look so attractive anymore.