Democratic Leaders Aren't Listening to Their Own Base!

Andrew Roth

Here are some quotes by pollster John Zogby from a great article by Donald Lambro at the Washington Times:

Democrats are missing the boat on a number of issues that can be of appeal to their own base. On Social Security reform, you are looking at younger voters, union members and minorities that find this idea popular," said pollster John Zogby, who has done numerous polls on private Social Security investment plans over the past several years. "The Democrats are very busy turning 48 percent of the vote into a free fall, and that's not easy to do. They are not talking to their own base, let alone to the rest of middle America," he said. ... "The battle is between an overall national majority that supports partial privatization versus a highly organized set of interest groups who are prepared to rev up the intensity of opposition," Mr. Zogby said. "This thing won't win if there is not intensity on the side of supporters." ... "They are locked into being the party of old-fashioned interests," Mr. Zogby said.

Click here to read the entire article. It should serve as a wakeup call to Democratic leaders.
Posted by Andrew Roth on January 31, 2005 3:33 PM to Social Security Choice