Libertarian Standing

A study by The Pew Research Center finds that Americans are equally divided on how they view libertarianism, with half regarding it as negative and half positively.



Republicans view the term negatively, Democrats are split, and independents view it positively.



Interesting stuff. I wonder if the negative rating from Republicans is a result of ignorance (Republicans tend to be less educated and less well informed than Democrats) and thus confusion of "libertarian" with "liberal" in the modern American sense of left wing.