Nitpick: Of those who actually *vote*. More like 25% of the country as a whole.
Not true. First of all, they have the support in popular polls of non-voters. But more importantly, the sad truth is that conservatives vote, because by doing so they retain control. The majority of people who don't vote are the disenfranchised.
Hang on... that looks self-contradictory. If conservatives vote, and most of those who don't vote are not conservatives, then the proportion of Republican supporters overall will be *less* than the proportion of Republicans among those who vote.
In any case, I was taking 'support' here to mean 'tangibly support'. Telling the pollsters you believe in a party doesn't mean much if you don't then go out and vote for 'em.
Re: Afterthought
Not true. First of all, they have the support in popular polls of non-voters. But more importantly, the sad truth is that conservatives vote, because by doing so they retain control. The majority of people who don't vote are the disenfranchised.
Hang on... that looks self-contradictory. If conservatives vote, and most of those who don't vote are not conservatives, then the proportion of Republican supporters overall will be *less* than the proportion of Republicans among those who vote.
In any case, I was taking 'support' here to mean 'tangibly support'. Telling the pollsters you believe in a party doesn't mean much if you don't then go out and vote for 'em.