I should have said Democrats you’re correct, I used “liberals” as a tenuous shorthand. Look at Clinton’s approach to Russia vs Trump, although confusingly this is reversed in the case of China.

Thanks for clarifying.

If labels are failing, it's kind of hard to provide evidence that requires labeling people.

Why not just describe what you wanted to convey via the labels. If you're working on a specific idea, then "people who agree that..." will be more specific and useful than generic labels.