This is a Democrat web site. They want personal political power. Bush is not popular with them. He is popular with the progressives who supported Clinton. He and Clinton have the same poll numbers. When two politicians have poll numbers in the high 60s and low 70s more than half those people have to like both.
The liberals who suck at the government tit love both Bill and George. The professional politicians only care about themselves.
See what the site says about who they are:
“Progressive Majority's Advisory Committee is comprised of incumbent lawmakers . . .”
Members:
Senator Jon Corzine (D-NJ)
Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN)
Representative Tammy Baldwin (D-WI-02)
Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI-14)
Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR-04)
Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03)
Representative Lane Evans (D-IL-17)
Representative Bob Filner (D-CA-50)
Representative Barney Frank (D-MA-04)
Representative Luis Gutierrez (D-IL-04)
Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL-02)
Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA-09)
Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN-04)
Representative George Miller (D-CA-07)
Representative Jerry Nadler (D-NY-08)
Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC-Delegate)
Representative Major Owens (D-NY-11)
Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-08)
Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09)
Representative Hilda Solis (D-CA-31)
Representative Pete Stark (D-CA-13)
Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA-35)
Representative Diane Watson (D-CA-23)
Representative Lynne Woolsey (D-CA-06)
This is a Democrat web site.You really expected progressives to be conservatives or Republicans?
Bush is not popular with them. He is popular with the progressives who supported Clinton. He and Clinton have the same poll numbers. When two politicians have poll numbers in the high 60s and low 70s more than half those people have to like both.
Well, that's true...
And for anyone to win in this country, it helps A LOT if more than half the people like them.
Politics 101: there are approximately 3 factions in this country - the right (us), the left, and the middle. The right is always going to vote GOP or else a 3rd party, the left is always going to vote Dem or someone such as Nader, and the middle are going to go with whoever appeals to them most, be it Bush or Clinton.
In fact, the key to winning elections is to convince that middle faction to vote for you.