Majority of Americans to GOP: Democratic control is a good thing

[ProSense]

Poll: Majority Thinks One-Party Dem Rule Will Be Good For Country

By Greg Sargent - November 11, 2008, 4:31PM

In the closing days of the campaign, lots and lots of Repubs sounded dire warnings about the liberal stranglehold one-party Dem rule would put on Washington. But it turns out that a solid majority of voters rather likes the idea:

In the CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Tuesday, 59 percent of those questioned said Democratic control of both the executive and legislative branches will be good for the country, compared with 38 percent saying such one-party control will be bad.

Obviously Dems are enjoying the fruits of the GOP's badly damaged brand here. More broadly, though, it suggests that Dems have a big opportunity.

The public is not prejudiced against the idea of one-party rule. They want successful rule, not empty pundit-approved gestures of "bi-partisanship" for its own sake. If the next two or four years are judged at the very least a modest success, and the public concludes that one-party Dem rule has been far more effective than the disastrous six years of one-party GOP rule have been, then the possibility of an enduring Dem majority looks more likely.

Yeah, it's a really good thing for now. Success is the key.

[The Magistrate]

1. Exactly, Ma'am: People Want Success

"The American people love a winner, and hate and despise a loser."

[ProSense]

2. It also means that the election was a clear mandate. n/t