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Marc Morano

CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer
Posted August 2, 2004

Hollywood Liberals Say Most Americans Agree with Them
Are they right?

Boston (CNSNews.com) - Hollywood celebrities attending the Democratic National Convention in Boston this week declared that an overwhelming majority of Americans agree with their liberal political views.Actor and producer Rob Reiner, best known for playing "Meathead" on television's "All in the Family," said that on just about every issue, Americans support liberalism.

"If you look at the country in general, more people agree with the progressive positions than with the conservative positions," Reiner told CNSNews.com on Wednesday. "Go down the issues and see where the general public stands on a particular issue -- whether it's education or the environment or health care -- I think most of the time you will see people falling down on the progressive side," Reiner said.Reiner said that conservatives' use of social "wedge issues" and their mastery of the media have given them a disproportionate success rate with their policies.

"I think they (conservatives) have very methodically and carefully built a very strong infrastructure in this country over the last 30-35 years with think tanks, media messaging -- they have been very, very disciplined. They have been very smart about putting out a consistent message," Reiner said.

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© Marc Morano 2004 Reprinted with Permission

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