I think for the most part Americans are social liberals and fiscal conservatives. I don't think I have ever heard of a person that liked the idea of government spending money. Most of us deal with the fact government can be rather wasteful because our only other option is letting private companies take over and they would be even worse.

 I honestly don't know why Democrats don't grow a pair and call out Republicans on money issues. Over the last 40 or so years Democrats(presidents) have tried to reduce the size of government and/or reduce spending. The reasoning behind letting them run on something they don't ever do is beyond me.

 I think it is the fact Americans want to save money and have a beer with them that does in the Democrats. We are all taught in school about what good people the founding fathers where. I think many people just assume that politicians can be trusted. Republicans come out and say "we will save money" and "I am just like you" people believe it. I think people get a real shock when they see how bad the GOP is with money.

 I think it is also odd how many GOP are born into money.... talk about "real" Americans.

 I also think a lot of people don't even know the difference between Democrat and Republican. Ask some of your friends or coworkers and you may be surprised.