tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post7377668920109778431..comments2024-03-26T14:01:36.240-05:00Comments on Public Policy Polling: The Freshmen DemsTom Jensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06545052616714485196noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-4177347212561408582010-02-24T18:18:26.323-05:002010-02-24T18:18:26.323-05:00SurveyUSA shows Merkley's numbers at 43%-39% t...SurveyUSA shows Merkley's numbers at 43%-39% this month: last month's numbers were the one's you cited. http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=6f7f86e2-3312-4af3-ba0c-c58ea6d4e6b1<br /><br />Though looking at their tracking he's had mediocre to bad numbers pretty much since he was elected.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11005622987197701047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799451770086337664.post-84656162732097871682010-02-24T17:10:26.716-05:002010-02-24T17:10:26.716-05:00Dems with state-wide experience are more popular b...Dems with state-wide experience are more popular because state-wide politicians (prior to the 2006, 2008 Democratic wave elections) were more motivated to moderate and develop a moderate record. The recent freshmen Dems were delusional enough to think that progressivism was popular (as a result of the dissatisfaction towards the Republicans and the slick marketing of Barack Obama). The Democrats have vastly overreached beyond their mandate. Their mandate was ethics reform and reducing government spending and reducing government deficits. <br /><br />Obama's fiscal mandate was to cut taxes. Obama won NOT because he ran on expanding government healthcare. Obama won because he promised NO TAX INCREASE (below $250k) and attacked McCain for proposing a tax on employer-provided health benefits (to equalize the tax treatment that subsidizes labor unions and big employers). Obama's government spending (stimulus, health care "reform", and cap and trade) are CONTRARY to his election promises. And he WILL suffer electorally for not fulfilling his mandate to control deficits by lowering spending and NOT raising taxes. And Senate Democrats WILL suffer electorally for supporting Obama's tax-and-spend status-quo policies.<br /><br />America rejects undiluted progressivism every time they see it. Just like America rejects Obamacare and the cap-and-trade. And just like America rejected Congressional Democrats in 1946, 1966, 1980, and 1994, so they will in 2010.<br /><br />The American people's litmus test will roughly equate to this: if you supported Obama's stimulus and/or health care takeover and/or cap-and-trade, then you are too left-wing to be trusted with political power.Christian Libertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04842885802414436051noreply@blogger.com