According to the Washington Post (registration req.), the Democrats don’t have a message and don’t care. They’re content to let “anti-GOP sentiment run its course.” The Post cites a poll that purportedly shows “most Americans feel the nation is on the wrong track.”
You already know what I think of polls, but even a left-leaning paper like the Post knows that people won’t necessarily vote for John Kerry because they’re dissatisfied with President Bush. I’m often dissatisfied with him, but remember what I said yesterday about Kerry and water in a desert?
The Post says:
Briefing reporters, Rep. Robert T. Matsui (D-Calif.) said he and other Democratic campaign strategists feel they have an almost 50-50 chance of gaining the 11 seats they need to claim the House majority on Nov. 2. Matsui, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, cited a recent poll showing 56 percent of Americans saying the country is on the wrong track (while 41 percent answered “right track”).
Pressed on whether Democrats need a sharper, clearer campaign message, Matsui said: “It would not be in anyone’s interest in our party to present a message or a theme in June, July or even August. We want to wait a while.”
And here’s a shocker:
It’s official: The Democratic National Convention is not a reality-show hit.
Just-released Nielsen numbers show that television ratings for Monday night, despite the heavily touted Bill Clinton speech, were down 10 percent from the first night of the Democratic gathering in Los Angeles four years ago.
All of Clinton’s fans were probably too tired to watch the convention after struggling through his 957-page book. I was going to read it and make fun of it, but I don’t have the resolve. Check out this review.
By the way, I’m a weasel!
