Social scientists have long attempted to develop a more complete understanding of why the national sentiment regarding sociopolitical issues are divided along ideological lines. Previous research has scrutinized how moral foundation theory reflects sociopolitical attitudes, but there is a lack of insight on the interaction taking effect when messages in individuals’ everyday life are couched in countless influences.  In order to assess how individuals process mass-mediated messages, this study measures the interdependence of framing effects, source cues, and political ideology that individuals use and recognize to shape attitudes. There is a disparity between ideologues that identify with either liberal or conservative socio-political attitudes, and how these groups communicate and receive messages ultimately influences attitude. This research measures the interaction of source cues and moral framing on socio-political attitudes of strong or moderate ideologues.