James Carville and Stan Greenberg’s Democracy Corp polled different messages and came to a depressing conclusion. They discovered that any Democrat who talks about the Republicans’ responsibility for creating our current economic mess is not going to be well-received. Apparently, people do not want to hear about the past or listen to people engage in the blame-game. Unfortunately, you simply cannot explain why more is not being done to improve the economy without referencing what the Republicans have done and are doing to obstruct change.
If we keep giving the Republicans a mulligan, nothing will ever improve. Sometimes, you have to shape public opinion, not just figure out what message sells best in the current environment.
