tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119906447472922361.post3073313219896804668..comments2023-12-21T22:03:18.964-08:00Comments on Sound and fury, signifying nothing: Dead duck DemocratsDade Cariagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13431049944346345893noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119906447472922361.post-33237162799459129342010-09-08T12:17:22.358-07:002010-09-08T12:17:22.358-07:00It is very important to note the media response to...It is very important to note the media response to the generic ballot polls.<br /><br />At the time this entry was posted, the Gallup poll showed the Republican with a 10% advantage - perhaps the largest they had ever had. This poll predictably generated a cavalcade of Republican gloating and Democratic hand-wringing. No mention, of course, was made of the fact that the Gallup poll was an outlier and that other polls showed the two parties essentially tied.<br /><br />Fast forward to this week, when the latest Gallup poll shows the Republicans and Democrats deadlocked at 46% each. Predictably, all we hear from the media are crickets chirping.<br /><br />If the Republican surge to a 10 point lead was headline news, one would think a 10 point collapse over such a short time would also be headline news. Unless the collapse doesn't promulgate the desired message...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119906447472922361.post-14873738578866870962010-09-03T15:34:38.360-07:002010-09-03T15:34:38.360-07:00Part of the problem is that the "huge legisla...Part of the problem is that the "huge legislative successes" you cite are only "successes" insofar as the Democrats accomplished them. Their value is realized solely within the partisan political arena, where "healthcare reform" can be proudly worn on one's sleeve in some slick campaign advertisement. When it comes to actually addressing the crises with which the country is dealing, or improving the lot of the average American, these "successes" can at best be considered poor half- or quarter-measures. This is why the Democrats' approval rating is so low. Not because they are "too liberal" and have done too much - the Tea Party and their ilk account for a scant 29% of the electorate - but because they have not done enough. Americans want a party that will FIGHT FOR THEM, and they're not likely to get one anytime soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119906447472922361.post-68988889292480644972010-09-03T11:55:53.445-07:002010-09-03T11:55:53.445-07:00Hold on to your ideals, but actually notice realit...Hold on to your ideals, but actually notice reality too.<br /><br />http://hopefulmuser.blogspot.com/2010/03/ideology-and-pragmatism.htmlDan Binmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09631203781543243534noreply@blogger.com