""When I was a kid, liberal was a four-letter word," Enten said. "Nobody wanted to identify as liberal.""
""More folks are identifying as liberal than at any point since the Gerald Ford administration.""
""It might've used to be that the Democratic party was almost more moderate, conservative... This Democratic Party is a liberal party," Enten declared."
"Liberal used to be a four-letter word in this country, but no longer.The % of Americans identifying as liberal is at a 50-year high. Most Dems now say they're liberal (59%), a 50-year high too.Also, the Dem lead on party id is even bigger than at this pt in the 2018 cycle! pic.twitter.com/wriMxybqVG- (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) January 13, 2026"
The percentage of Americans who self-identify as liberal has reached a 50-year high. A majority of Democrats (59%) now identify as liberal, up from 30% in 1976. Conservative self-identification has narrowed relative to liberal identification; in 1996 conservatives led liberals by 22 points, while the current lead is about seven points. The shift toward liberal identification is attributed largely to Democratic voters increasingly embracing the liberal label. Prediction markets currently give Democrats roughly a 77% chance of retaking the House, an increase from about 74% one month earlier.
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