Friends

I attach a recent article from Roll Call that discuss the results of the recent Gallup survey, according to this Democrats and Republicans are again tied in the generic ballot.  Though, this is a piece of good news given the unprecedented 10 point advantage for GOP shown in a previous Gallup Poll, it is hardly a cause for celebration.  Remember the Republicans usually do a better job than us during the midterms.  Their voters tend to be older and more white, a more typical profile of the likely mid-term voters.   Moreover,  Republicans hold a 25-point advantage in enthusiasm over Democrats

We must reclaim the message, emphasize the Democratic accomplishments and agenda  for improving the lives of our middle class, our efforts to bring the country out of the deep and wide ditch that Bush and the GOP brought us in.  As for the Republicans we must expose that they are not viable, they wish to privatize Social Security and replace Medicare, they only bring gridlock and inaction as the party of NO, and they wish to roll back all the accomplishments of our President and the Democratic Congress, all that their Agenda for America is a return to the Failed Policies of the Bush Years !!!

[I will come back to this later today or tomorrow, I am finishing an essay about the Democratic Strategy and Message for 2010 with my commentary on what was recently articulated by Tim Kaine, Chairman of DNC, and David Plouffe, the President's campaign manager for 2008 and Head of OFA]

The only way to win, to elect our Democratic Candidates, to keep the House and Senate as well as many Governorships in Democratic Hands is by launching an unprecedented GOTV Effort !!! 

I end again with a call to action: 

It is our responsibility to rise to the occasion, explain the Democratic accomplishments and expose the Republican falsehoods and agenda, talk to our families, friends and co-workers, knock on doors, make phone calls, donate, organize and participate in fundraising events, attend rallies, write letters to the Newspapers, volunteer ourselves and motivate others to volunteer.  Let us re-energize our Base and inspire again the sixty eight or so millions of Americans who believed in the President's message (of hope,  intelligent efficient government and compassion for all our people) to come out again and support the Democratic Agenda and our Candidates with their vote on November 2 !!!

There are only 55 Days left to Nov 2 !!!   Are we doing our best ?   Don't we believe that there is no they, only us ? At the end we will have only ourselves to congratulate or to blame ...

Evan Geraniotis

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Republicans Slip From Unprecedented Lead to a Tie in Gallup Survey

Sept. 7, 2010, 7:33 p.m.
By Melanie Starkey
Roll Call Staff

Democrats and Republicans are now tied in Gallup’s weekly tracking of voter preferences, just a week after Republicans took an unprecedented l0-point lead.

Last week’s survey results showed that 51 percent of registered voters preferred Republicans in the 2010 midterm elections, while 41 percent preferred Democrats. This week’s survey shows the parties tied at 46 percent, ending Republicans’ five consecutive weeks in the lead.

The 10-point gap last week was the largest lead for the GOP since Gallup began tracking the midterm generic ballot in 1942.

This week’s “results reflect more competitive voting intentions than has been the case recently,” Gallup said in releasing its data. However, the Gallup report said, even the tie bodes well for Republicans because of the party’s typically higher voter turnout in midterm elections.

Gallup also has registered no change in the enthusiasm gap among voters, with the GOP maintaining a 25-point lead on the question of how motivated people are to go to the polls in November.

The survey was taken Aug. 30 to Sunday and polled a random sample of more than 1,650 registered voters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The tied generic ballot was a slice of good news for Democrats on Tuesday, the same day that a new Washington Post/ABC News poll provided further evidence that the party faces an increasingly tough political climate.

The Post/ABC poll found Republicans statistically tied with Democrats on the question of which party voters trust more to run the country. It was the first time that has happened in four years and came just three months after a poll found Democrats with a 12-point advantage. The poll also found the GOP ahead by a 13-point margin in the generic ballot test.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee circulated the new Gallup numbers Tuesday evening, calling them a reality check for prognosticators who spent the Labor Day weekend fueling talk of an increasingly gloomy political outlook for House Democrats. Earlier Tuesday, the committee released new polling data in several top races that showed Democratic incumbents in relatively good standing.

“With eight weeks until Election Day, Republicans and Beltway pundits may want to hold off on calling the race for the House before voters cast their ballots,” DCCC spokeswoman Jennifer Crider said.