The Democrats have always had one poweful message:: inclusiveness.

That works just fine for a lot of people. Since you don;t like it, I suggest you stick to another party.

Democrats may be for helping the little guy but when they come out and support open borders and unlimited immigration, the little guy knows that he will be screwed in the long run. It also makes all the claims about saving the environment moot or being for good schools when the Democrats support unlimited immigration.

The Democratic Party should also end the rigid seniority in the House and Senate. Why should an idiot like Robert Byrd be in charge of appropriations in the Senate.

The Republicans should lose in a massive rout in 2008 if the Democrats would adjust the appeal slightly.

THEY HAVE NO MESSAGE. Never have. Never will.

They are so filled with every group that has an agenda that they run helter skelter this way and that screaming about this that and the other and at the end of the day the voters are left scratching their heads and going……

HUH?

Its their bane. The left screams about the right pandering to the Religious Right and yet it is a simple message they repeat over and over. Family values, personal responsibility and strong national defense and tax cuts to stimulate a robust economy.

Thats pretty simple.

The Democrats on the other hand have the message of:

War is bad, well some wars. This war. No wait we voted for it, but we dont like it. We want a strong military, but wont use it. We want to talk but are not sure what to say. Gay rights, Let the country be overrun by Mexicans, dont build a fence….free trade is bad, no its good, more jobs, bad wages, Health care, welfare, social programs, meals for kids, Peta. Environment. Global warming. Al Gore is a noble peace prize winner. Racial equality, racial quotas. Abortion rights, Roe.v Wade is good.

The list goes on and on and on an on.

Simple. The reason democrats are so vulnerable is because they simply cannot in a few sentences say what they are about.

They want to be all things to all people. Finger in the wind politicians.

Say what you will but simple is better in politics. It gets votes and wins elections.

What WILL help the Dems in ’08? There have been massive retirement announcements by GOP representatives and Senators, which means they have a lot more open seats to defend. Defending an open seat is more expensive than running an incumbent, and the RNC is way behind in fundraising. Also, some traditional GOP voting blocs- like the evangelicals may have been turned off by the Craig and Vitter scandal.

One factor that springs immediately to mind is disapproval of the partisan squabbling in Congress.
It would be interesting to see the results for a poll asking asking specifically about that.

The questions in a poll too often set up the results, and then the results and commentary on them reinforce what is often a significant misunderstanding of the real situation.

Unfortunately, polls are, to a large extent, just another money making gimmick. Like the quality of news coverage, the quality of poll taking is not suffiiciently taken into account.

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