Representatives (even liberals, especially conservatives) tend to overestimate how conservative their constituencies actually are, with like a third of all representatives (and half of all conservative reps.) thinking that on any given issue, their constituencies are more conservative than the *most* conservative district actually is: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/03/04/one-study-explains-why-its-tough-to-pass-liberal-laws/

3/6/2013 9:11:34 AM

Obama is moderate right of center and Republicans still think he is the Antichrist.

3/6/2013 9:50:15 AM