The Pledge to Regulate the Internet is a Losing Campaign Tactic (Liberal Base Not on Fire.)

ATR ^ | 10/28/10 | Kelly William Cobb

[Andrea19]

There has been quite a lot of talk from pro-Internet regulation groups about why Net Neutrality is so important, but it’s been suspiciously absent from the left’s campaign talking points – until now. Today, a group of 95 Democrat candidates signed a vague and inaccurately worded pledge promising to regulate the Internet. Organized by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, the pledge promises to enshrine Net Neutrality rules into law that would allow the Federal Communications Commission to regulate how data flows across the Internet. The left wants you to believe that a lot of Democrats support Net Neutrality, but with this announcement we also learned why Net Neutrality has been suspiciously absent from Democrats’ talking points.

We count one – that’s right, one – of the ninety-five signers of the pro-regulation Pledge who is actually leading in the polls heading into Tuesday’s election, according to Real Clear Politics and Cook Political Report. The issue of Net Neutrality is so far left that no one wants to campaign on it and those who are pushing it aren’t even viewed as acceptable candidates. This makes sense, since the most recent poll found that 75 percent of Americans think the Internet is “working well” and 55 percent were opposed to regulating it. Perhaps this is why over 300 Members of Congress - a vast bipartisan majority - have opposed the FCC's Title II Internet regulations...

Read more: http://www.atr.org/pledge-regulate-internet-losing-campaign-tactic-a5524#ixzz13lJ5FaTB

[Andrea19]

All the more reason not to elect Democrats.

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