Political and Religious Views
As demonstrated over the course of her appearances, Liz seems to have liberal political opinions. For instance, she stated that she believes "gay dudes should be allowed to adopt kids and we should all have hybrid cars". Liz, however, has not been shown to own a car, hybrid or otherwise. She is frequently portrayed as endorsing Barack Obama. However, despite her vocal support of Obama, she said that there was an "eighty percent chance" that she would end up secretly voting for John McCain in the 2008 election, an obvious reference to Fey's friendship with former SNL host McCain, as well as Fey's impersonation of Sarah Palin.
She is shown to be somewhat burdened with "white guilt," which Tracy uses to manipulate her in the episode "Jack-Tor". She later says that her affliction "is to be used only for good, like over-tipping and supporting Barack Obama". She is often very concerned about not being seen as racist; for example, an African-American man (played by Wayne Brady) she was dating played the "race card" when she no longer wished to see him after realizing that they were not a good match.
When questioned what religion she was, she replied that "I pretty much do whatever Oprah tells me to". She mentions that she previously tried to get her (former) boyfriend Floyd to try out a Unitarian church with her, but he was not interested. In "The Break-Up", Liz compiles a "Pros vs. Cons" list for Dennis, in which his Catholic religion is listed as a negative. When Jack begins referring to her and TGS’s humor as "elitist, East Coast, alternative, intellectual, left wing-..." Liz cuts him off, telling him, "Just say 'Jewish'; this is taking forever." To date, Liz's religion has not been confirmed.
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