New Poll Has Great News But Contains Warnings
The results of the latest ABC - Washington Post contain (on the top line) have wonderful news for Democrats. Confidence in the Republicans has fallen to the lowest levels of W (worst evers)’s presidency. Sixty nine percent (69%) of Americans now believe that we are on the wrong course.
By wide margins, Americans are now saying that they trust Democrats more than Republicans to deal with the Iraq War, the economy, taxes, immigration and other matters. Naturally with only a few months to the mid-term elections, the data suggests that we will have more to celebrate on election night than in 2004.
Click here to read the story in the Washington Post.
However, there are some warnings and some things to consider carefully. First of all Americans (by a 52% majority) say that Democrats are not putting forth new ideas. Next there is a great mistrust of incumbents regardless of party.
Data from our recent polling of Pinal County activists seems to reflect these same concerns. In my opinion, this reflects the uneasiness that many Democrats feel about efforts to appeal to "moderate Republicans." There is a feeling among liberal Democrats that, in our desperation, we have abandoned some of our principles about caring for people. These Democrats point to leading Senators that continue to vote additional funding for Iraq or express a willingness to "fortify our borders against immigrants."
The same thread of this idea is expressed in the deep distrust of incumbents. I, for one believe, that we have historic opportunities but that we must deal with the issue of the leadership of the Democratic party. We need more alternatives than are offered by a small clique of Washington incumbents. Signed, Mark Griffith
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