Dems still lack a clue
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TheNote/story?id=156238
While we wait for the white tufts of smoke, please join us in
mastering the following great works of American political journalism:
In a Sunday must-read, the Los Angeles Times’ Ron Brownstein wrote
that this year’s low turnout, the results in CA-50, and a recent Stan
Greenberg poll which warned that Democrats are at risk of
underperforming in November if the party does not provide a more
compelling alternative send a clear message: “Discontent with
Republicans in Washington is widespread, but it isn’t yet translating
into consistent support for Democrats.” LINKIn another Sunday must-read, the Washington Post’s David Broder
had Bernadete Budee, the “longtime political brains” of the Business
Industry Political Action Committee, saying, independents and ticket- splitters will be “the key” in November and that the things that have
“complicated” the President’s agenda —Iraq, Katrina — will
“inevitably” be an issue for Republicans in the midterms. LINKTwenty years after Democrats convened at West Virginia’s posh
Greenbrier Resort to recuperate after Regan’s landslide reelection,
Dan Balz of the Washington Post reports that the party is in the same
position today: still looking for a “unified product,” a “frame,” a
“brand.” LINKIn the first poll of consequence, the Des Moines Register has
former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) with 30 percent support among likely
Iowa caucus participants, Sen. Clinton with 26 percent, Sen. Kerry
with 12 percent, Gov. Vilsack with 10 percent, former Senate
Democratic Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) with 3 percent, Sen. Feingold
with 3 percent, former Gov. Warner with 3 percent, Sen. Bayh with 2
percent, and Gen. Clark with 2 percent. LINK