A Problem of Shrinkage

[Lemur]

Again, America is a right-leaning country.

They were repeating this sentence nonstop on Fox for about a month. I think it depends entirely on how you choose to define "right," a nebulous term at best. Almost as bastardized and ill-defined as "conservative" and "liberal," words that have been twisted into pretzels in the last three decades.

I think Americans are more moderate and nuanced on the issues than either party would like to believe. From the article you linked:

This group hews more closely to Democrats than Republicans on social values, religion and national security. But it also is more conservative on several key issues including the economy, partly because of steady defections from the GOP, and more skeptical than two years ago of expanding government assistance, a typically Republican position. More in line with Democratic thinking, most independents support expanded government intervention and regulation in the private sector, albeit reluctantly.

Does that mean "center-right"? If so, why?

That said, the latest polls are not good.