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Ideological Spectrum Reality Check
Jeffery A. Jenkins, an assistant professor of political science and a faculty fellow at the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University, has analyzed both Bush and Kerry and claims that neither is the extremist that the media makes them out to be.As it turns out, Bush is positioned near the dividing line between the center-right and right quartiles of the party. So, while clearly right of center, he is not part of the most conservative segment of the party, anchored historically by the likes of Sens. Phil Gramm and Jesse Helms.As for Kerry:
In fact, only Lyndon Johnson appears more conservative than Kerry; Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton appear slightly more liberal; and John F. Kennedy, to whom Kerry is often compared, appears considerably more liberal than the Massachusetts senator trying to follow in his footsteps.
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