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Democrats loseing Ground with Democrats, Democrat poll shows numbers going down.....
The Washington Prowler ^ | 10/04/2002 | The Prowler

Posted on 10/04/2002 9:55:51 AM PDT by jdontom

Democrats in Panic Mode!!! By The Prowler Published 10/4/02 12:05:00 AM

PANIC CITY House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt and Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle will probably get together with Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe in the next couple of days, based on the alarming polling that the Democratic Congressional leaders are seeing.

"This past week may have been the worst for the party in a long time," says a staffer on the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. "We're just getting hammered."

The polling indicates that Democratic voters contacted early in the week gave highly unfavorable ratings to the Democratic Party in general, and when asked to give examples why, listed the now infamous error-filled memo written by singer Barbra Streisand, and the appearances of Reps. David Bonior and Jim McDermott on national TV last Sunday from Baghdad. Al Gore was also mentioned as a negative. Overall, nearly 40 percent of those Democrats polled had a negative view of the party and its positions on Iraq.

In meetings this week with colleagues, Gephardt has been especially harsh in this comments about Bonior and McDermott, both of whom stood on a rooftop in Baghdad and lobbed verbal missiles at the United States. Bonior, who is a lame duck member after an embarrassing loss in the Michigan gubernatorial primary, accused the United States of being responsible for just about every illness suffered by a child in Iraq, while McDermott claimed that he knew George W. Bush would lie to the American public so he could go to war.

"Gephardt is so pissed off at those two," says a House leadership aide. "He didn't give a damn about what Bonior did, he's not his problem anymore, but he did care about McDermott's behavior. The leader asked him not to spout off on TV, but even after he's back and seen the controversy, McDermott can't keep his mouth shut. It's amazing."

And while Gephardt tried to make light of the memo faxed to him by the singer/Democratic fundraiser Streisand, he privately was embarrassed by its tone. "He's afraid people will think he gets pulled around by the nose by that woman," says one of staffers.

While McAuliffe believes the party is poised to practically sweep every major gubernatorial election -- from California to New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and, if polls continue apace, perhaps even Florida -- he is has grown increasingly concerned about the state of the House and Senate votes. To address those concerns, he's pouring millions of previously unbudgeted dollars into Senate races in Texas, North Carolina, New Hampshire and now New Jersey. "The result is that we may be hampered in 2004, we're spending so much now," says a DNC staffer.

FIGHTING THE LAST GORE "Like a lost driver who won't stop to ask for directions, the president clutches his old plan and continues racing in the wrong direction, farther and farther into the economic wilderness, with the fate of nearly 300 million Americans in tow." Those were the words of Al Gore on Wednesday afternoon. He was speaking of President Bush, but he could just as well have talking about himself.

Democrats, while publicly supportive of the Gore talk on economics at the Brookings Institution, privately said they were alarmed that after all of the criticism heaped on his left-leaning, class warfare politicking in 2000, he seemed incapable of moving past it.

"He's never had a good ear for what the public wanted or needed to hear, and this was another example of it," says a Democratic strategist who heard the speech.

In speaking with Democrats beforehand, Gore was advised, according to Capitol Hill Democratic sources, to try to make the speech as middle of the road as possible. Instead, Gore focused on criticizing Bush's tax policies and joking about the White House's Enron-style accounting.

"That wasn't the speech we wanted him to make," says a Democratic House member. "He didn't ask for my opinion, nor should he. But if he did, I'd have told him not to speak at all. By his lack of specificity and constructive commentary, he's not doing us any good. That's our problem right now: all we can do is complain. We have no ideas, no solutions, no suggestions."


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: calgov2002; cliton; democrats; demorats; gore; soreloserman
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To: lasereye; BlackRazor; KQQL; frmrda
FYI
21 posted on 10/04/2002 10:26:31 AM PDT by Coop
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To: RobFromGa

That's our problem right now: all we can do is complain. We have no ideas, no solutions, no suggestions.

LOL! This quote says it all. We need to find out who said it.

22 posted on 10/04/2002 10:27:16 AM PDT by aught-6
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To: Freemyland
What you said! Turnout is the key. Every FREEPER has to vote and take a friend to the polls with them.
23 posted on 10/04/2002 10:29:22 AM PDT by ffrancone
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To: Henchster
Sorry folks, "I LOVE the smell of burning RATS in the morning."

Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, doesn't it? LOL!! No apologies necessary!
24 posted on 10/04/2002 10:30:21 AM PDT by Elcie30
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To: Wphile
HOLD THE HOUSE. TAKE BACK THE SENATE!

Try visiting

TakeBackCongress.org

Its a resource for conservatives who want to do something to take the Senate.

25 posted on 10/04/2002 10:31:08 AM PDT by ffrancone
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To: jdontom
That's our problem right now: all we can do is complain. We have no ideas, no solutions, no suggestions."

Bah. You don't need all that! just do what you usually do. Lie and use weasel words!

26 posted on 10/04/2002 10:32:18 AM PDT by America's Resolve
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To: jdontom
"We're just getting hammered."

Actually, you're hammering yourselves. The pubbies are hardly saying a word. You had Trent Lott tell McDermott to "shut up", but that's been about it.

27 posted on 10/04/2002 10:41:31 AM PDT by Jabba the Nutt
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To: Coop
Is this someone we should listen to. I've never heard of him (or her)
28 posted on 10/04/2002 10:46:57 AM PDT by frmrda
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To: jdontom
While McAuliffe believes the party is poised to practically sweep every major gubernatorial election -- from California to New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and, if polls continue apace, perhaps even Florida

It's not all beer and skittles, people -- this would be really, really bad to lose all these governorships, especially Florida, as the recent New Jersey debacle shows. Don't get complacent, vote and drag two people with you. Are there any freepers who live in these states who know if McAuliffe is right about those races?

29 posted on 10/04/2002 10:48:03 AM PDT by justanotherfreeper
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To: jdontom
You gotta love it.
30 posted on 10/04/2002 10:49:40 AM PDT by Saundra Duffy
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To: Jabba the Nutt
Bill Frist hammered them big time in a scheduled news conference, Don Nochols let them have it right on the Senate floor
31 posted on 10/04/2002 10:51:44 AM PDT by MJY1288
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To: jdontom
The Dems are idiots. Negative Public reaction to their stunts renews my faith in the American people.
32 posted on 10/04/2002 10:52:25 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: frmrda
I don't see an actual author's name with the article. The Prowler's been around a while, though I have no opinion on its track record. I see nothing in here that doesn't make sense. The question, of course, is whether one believes all the Dem quotes are legitimate.
33 posted on 10/04/2002 10:52:48 AM PDT by Coop
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To: justanotherfreeper
Well, McAuliffe's [gag] right about a lot of those governorships. But Simon can definitely still win CA, and Jeb is in good shape in FL. But I notice ol' Terry didn't mention NY or TX. Or AL, SC, HI, AK, NH, MN, VT, OR and IA - all decent chances for GOP pick-ups. The GOP even has a good shot at MD, where Terry's latest Kennedy ain't doing so hot. [grin]
34 posted on 10/04/2002 11:03:25 AM PDT by Coop
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To: Coop
The question, of course, is whether one believes all the Dem quotes are legitimate.

I researched some of the quotes and found them to be true, their was no author for the article. The way the Democraps are acting today I suspect most of the article is accurate.

35 posted on 10/04/2002 11:04:03 AM PDT by jdontom
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To: justanotherfreeper
Yeah, I'm in Michigan. Unfortunately, I think Granholm is going to sweep it. Well... without Detroit, Posthumus would win pretty easily, but with Detroit, there's no chance.
36 posted on 10/04/2002 11:09:35 AM PDT by Goodlife
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To: Coop
I haven't been keeping up with governors' races nationwide, but of course it's extremely important for the longer term, because governors have such an influence on appointing judges, handling elections, raising money for their party, passing out gravy to party workers, and all that other stuff. Control of governors' mansions has been a strong card for Republicans in recent years. Let's hope McAuliffe isn't right about the Dems picking up a lot of ground there.

We already kicked away the governorships in New Jersey and Virginia last year.
37 posted on 10/04/2002 11:10:22 AM PDT by Cicero
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To: MJY1288
Hmm, sorry, I must've missed that. I've been having too much fun watching the 'RAT meltdown by the 'RAT All-Stars: clinton, algore, mcdermott, bonior, streisand, daschle.
38 posted on 10/04/2002 11:14:21 AM PDT by Jabba the Nutt
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To: jdontom
That's our problem right now: all we can do is complain. We have no ideas, no solutions, no suggestions.

And, of course, this is a complaint about having no ideas, no solutions, and no suggestions!

ROFLOL!!

Gotta love it!!!

39 posted on 10/04/2002 11:16:54 AM PDT by Chairman_December_19th_Society
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To: Henchster
Sorry folks, "I LOVE the smell of burning RATS in the morning."

It smells like...victory.

40 posted on 10/04/2002 11:17:18 AM PDT by Poohbah
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