Quote: Originally Posted By The Taint on 5/04/2010So you would say that being painted a conservative has been more toxic than being painted a liberal in the last couple of election cycles? How can this be if America hates the policies of liberals
The country hates the policies of liberals and conservatives alike if things are not going well in the country.
I will explain "things", if unemployment was low, the housing crisis was over, the economy was on the way up, even good reports coming out of Iraq and Afganistan. If these things happened the majority would like and/or accept all the liberal policies. These "things" are not happening so the majority doesn't like liberal policies.
The presidents approval rating is directly affected by these "things" also.
To answer the question direct the last midterm was better to be conservative. Before that for president and congressional elections it was better to be liberal.