Analysis: How the Democrats’ shift to the left indirectly aids Joe Biden
People listen to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speak at the Hyatt Park community center May 4 in Columbia, S.C. By Philip Bump Philip Bump National correspondent focused largely on the numbers behind politics Email Bio Follow May 8 at 1:41 PM Former vice president Joe Biden is embracing his role as the leading moderate in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary field.
While the party is growing more liberal, there are still a lot of self-identified moderates — and even some conservatives — in the mix. Data from the biannual General Social Survey shows how Democrats have identified themselves over time. In 2018, more than 55 percent said they were at least to some extent liberal.
The difference in the change by race is dramatic. White Democrats are 32 points more likely to identify as liberal than in 2000. Among black Democrats, the increase was only 10 points. The chart below is from early March 2016, shortly before Clinton had essentially locked up the nomination.
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