Democrats On The Run
Taking a page from the Vilma Leake campaign playbook, House Democrats up for reelection are increasingly dodging voters, scuttling public appearances, and keeping tightly guarded wraps on their events calendars.
This from POLITICO:
But a year after tea party protesters disrupted their town hall meetings — and with control of the House hanging in the balance — many politically vulnerable House Democrats now appear reluctant to telegraph where and when they will appear in open forums.
This dynamic illustrates the clear enthusiasm gap between Republicans and Democrats, with public polls and anecdotal evidence showing the GOP is fired up for the midterm election and Democratic voters are not.
“Everyone’s nightmare is you have an event and there are more of the other people there than your people,” said the chief of staff to one politically vulnerable House Democrat.
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Republicans say it’s clear that Democrats have headed for the bunker.
“With few exceptions, Democrats have gone out of their way to avoid the town halls of last summer in favor of controlled events that limit any dialogue with their constituents. Between avoiding voters and attempting to distance themselves from the Obama-Pelosi agenda, it didn’t take long for ‘Recovery Summer’ to become ‘Run for Cover Summer,’” said National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Paul Lindsay.
Given that most Democrats find themselves running on platforms and policies that the American people are overwhelmingly rejecting in polls across the board, is it any wonder why tax-and-spend liberals want to keep a low profile.
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