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A site for and about the Democratic Party and it's politics (in the spirit of DKos-- I'm an unapolegetic Kossack myself) with the objective of helping to elect as many Democrats as possible in both this year and '08. For and about includes history and how we got here so we can figure out the road map out. And that covers a lot of ground. Add your two cent's worth. No refunds.Be advised this is very much a pro Wes Clark site.

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A whole lotta years in the military (Redleg),with a family background that shows an unhealthy bent for all things political(genetic defect). Wife and self owned by cat.

Thursday, January 21, 2010


Reading The Tea Leaves.....


Interesting view from a GOP pollster as regards Tuesdays special election. He raises some good points. My own view is that this election was primarily lost by a completly inept candidate who was surrounded by an even worse campaign staff --- you just don't take vacations during a campaign. Ever. For any reason. It doesn't help when your opponents campaign appearances outnumber your's 3-1. No one involved in this horrific campaign 'effort' should be allowed anywhere near a future campaign. The ineptitude of having no tracking polls is staggering. Ignoring people such as Vicki Kennedy who early volunteered for the campaign is rank incompetance. Waiting untill the last few days of the campaign to bring the Unions in is......polite words fail me. A complete study of How Not To Succeed indeed.

That being said, this pollsters views are worth noting. So much so that he will likely be pilloried by GOP partisans. This shoots all sorts of holes in their interpitation of the results. And thats a good thing for Democrats. Who need to view this as well.

GOP Pollster: Mass Results Not A Referendum On Obama’s Overall Agenda The Plum Line