DCCC e-mail survey

[ohtransplant]

Has anyone else received this? (See below) Q10 in the survey asks which Dems we see as party leaders and omits JK as an option. Not only did I write in JK but my comment to them follows.


DCCC e-mail

"Dear Friend,

A few months ago we asked our supporters for input on taking the national Democratic message local. The response was overwhelming, and it has informed our operations here ever since. You have seen some of the ideas submitted from others in the DCCC community in action (more letters to the editor campaigns, more direct interactions with Democrats in Congress), and you'll see plenty of others over the next 10 months.

Together, we've captured the momentum and are poised to take the fight to the Republicans all through 2006. Democrats are up more than 15 points in Congressional polls already. But we will only capitalize on our successes by working together, by becoming a movement. That's why we need your feedback, why we need to hear from you.

Click here to take the DCCC survey.
http://www.dccc.org/get_involved/dccc_survey_02102006

The Republicans' sham policies and double dealing are finally catching up to them - now it is time to take it home. The DCCC will be the primary weapon for Democrats chipping away at entrenched Republicans across the country, home base for taking the U.S. House of Representatives.

The DCCC will make sure their record of corruption, propaganda, and monstrous priorities is hung around their necks as they reapply for their job with American people in November.

But we can't do it without you. That is why we want to know more about you. We want to know what you're interested in, what you do when you visit the DCCC, and what matters to you as an American and as a Democrat.

Click here to take the DCCC survey.
http://www.dccc.org/get_involved/dccc_survey_02102006

Together, with the support of Democrats nationwide, we will make a Democratic Congress a reality in the mid-term elections next year. With a Democratic majority in Congress we will be able to work for the American people, not at their expense. We will make energy independence a national priority, while acting to protect our environment and our natural heritage. We will reform the Republican health care plan written for and by the big drug and insurance companies and focus America's attention on getting affordable, accessible health care to America's families. We will demand a strategy for success in Iraq. And we will hold all branches of our government accountable in a bipartisan manner.

Enough is enough, it's about time President Bush learned what governing with a real, co-equal legislative branch is like, and we are ready to teach him. We know you are too, let's do it together.

Click here to take the DCCC survey.
http://www.dccc.org/get_involved/dccc_survey_02102006


Sincerely,


John Lapp
Executive Director, DCCC

PS: In order to provide you with resources you need and to understand what Democratic activists like you want from the DCCC, please take the survey so we can learn from each other -- because only together can America do better. We are spending the month of February gathering information and will send you a survey report at the end of the month. Click here to take the DCCC survey. "


My comment to them

It seems odd to me that you omit Senator Kerry from your choices in Q10. It indicates a bias which I feel is one of the problems within the party as he is unquestionably one of the main voices and faces of the party. It also calls your credibility into question.

[karynnj]

1. That is pathetic

They include Carville, a party hack, but not the Former Presidential Nominee. The honorable Senator Kerry is so much above that grasshopper/human hybrid , it would be a disgrace to include both. Emmanuel then has the chutzpah to include himself - I want what his name recognition is, much less the people who even consider him as one of many leaders.

Senator Obama gave a fantastic speech at SOMEONE's convention, but he's been Senator now for 13 months.

I am so glad I said no to the telemarketer, saying I preferred to give to KAP or the DNC instead. They asked what KAP was - then said they were better because they gave to everyone.

I think I'll click on your post and write in Kerry.

[ohtransplant]

3. It's just too overt to ignore.

It's an obvious slap at Kerry and an indication that party "insiders" are selling others as leaders.

Dear DCCC - ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS!

I also said no to the telemarketer and said I'd rather give to invidual candidates of my own chosing. She was very persistent but so was I



Sorry about yelling - Peace.

[Kerry fan]

2. I filled out that survey.

I, too, gave them an earful for leaving John Kerry off that list.

[karynnj]

4. me too - just did

May be I'll ignore the next "I hate the DLC" thread in retaliation. (unless they pick on Kerry)

[TayTay]

5. I did to.

Rahm Emmanel, DCCC chair, is a former Clinton WH staffer. It shows where his loyalties are, doesn't it.

[ohtransplant]

6. I'd love to see them respond

They should issue an apology in fact.

Not many (if any)have worked for and raised $$$ for Dem candidates like JK has since Nov. 2004.

[whometense]

7. I wrote too.

SOBs. This is why all my contributions get channeled through Kerry. And I told them that, too.

[ohtransplant]

8. Amen

I pity the poor unfortunate DCCC telemarketer who is the next one to call me. They're in for an earful

[Island Blue]

45. I got a call from them last week.

Luckily I didn't break bad on the guy - it could have happened because I was in a terrible funk at the time. Anyway, I told him that I didn't want to donate to them, and that instead I'd be donating only to those individuals who I felt were fighting for my interests and who represented me. (Not literally of course, I have no actual representation.) They called right after the Alito vote, so my mood was less than charitable.

[Kerry fan]

9. Me, too, Whome.

Kerry is the ONLY one I send money to anymore. He is the ONLY one I totally trust to do the right thing.

[jenndar]

10. Okay, WHAT?

I wouldn't mind the question excluding JK if all the answers were Reid, Durbin, Pelosi, Dean - people who are in specific positions of party leadership. But that's just a ridiculous assortment, as everyone is saying. Can I also add that, much as I like Al Gore, I'm not 100% sure what his job is right now. And why him and not a former Democratic president? Is the DCCC equating popularity with leadership? I can see why you're bothered - this is messed up.

[ohtransplant]

11. You make an excellent point.

It's not just that JK is omitted. Even more damning is the list of choices included in the survey. Rahm Emmanuel? Carville?

[jenndar]

15. Thanks.

Are you new here? Love your avatar :)

[ohtransplant]

18. No

I'm here on a fairly regular basis but sometimes don't post so much. My posts seem to come in bursts. The JK forum is a favorite - very educational and entertaining.

As my user name suggests, I'm a transplanted Ohioan. My avatar reflects a former Pittsburgher(younzer). I think I've had it almost all the time I've been here - except the mourning period with the "I voted" avatar. BTW, I've had a 4' X 6' Steeler flag hanging from my house since 12/27/05.

[globalvillage]

44. Woo Hoo!!! Steelers Rock.

Did you read sandnsea's "Ode to Yellow and Black"? It's a classic.

[ohtransplant]

48. I haven't seen it. n/t

[WildEyedLiberal]

50. Here you go

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=273x69326

GV and sandnsea had a bet going over the Super Bowl - loser writes an ode to the winner's team.

It was quite hilarious.

[ohtransplant]

54. Excellent poetry

This was a good bet and paid off by a good sport.

I haven't seen a better ode to SB XL anywhere on DU! :evilgrin:

[karynnj]

12. I think the President is excluded because it would ruin their results

If Bill was included, how many would pick Hillary? (I can't figure why they added Gore and not Kerry.)

[jenndar]

14. Right.

Part of me is irritated that the survey has this huge flaw. OTOH, at least it's transparent enough that we know what their agenda is just by looking at the questions :(

[karynnj]

22. But the results may be reported without the survey

This assumes they are even tabulated and are not just there to ammuse us as they ask for money.

[jenndar]

37. It's always tricky, because, you're right,

it might just be a fundraising tactic, and a lot of surveys are designed around getting answers to one or two questions. So it's really hard to know what the question really means.

[Blaukraut]

13. I filled it out

Wrote in Kerry, and checked Dean, Pelosi, and Reid - nobody else. In comments I added that there will be no more money forthcoming from our household until they get their act together. Told them that my donations are going to JK's PAC, because I trust him to channel it to worthy causes and candidates.

[ginnyinWI]

16. me too

I'm supporting the Wisconsin Dems and Kerry's PAC. That's it for political contributions.

[Mass]

17. My answer

This was not the only question I had problems with - This is a clear DLC survey. The idea that question 9 has only one answer possible is stupid. If the Democrats cant talk about 4 options, how are they supposed to govern?

Question 10 is certainly a very short list of selections.

Some omissions are glaring, be it Sen Schumer as DSCC chairman, Senator Kerry, as latest presidential nominee, Senator Kennedy,as some other simply do not belong: Senator Obama, James Carville.

In addition, concerning question 9, these options are not exclusive. I expect Democrats to fight on each of them.

[karynnj]

20. On 9, I used other to say "all"

[whometense]

25. Me too!

"All of the above."

[Mass]

26. Me too , but it is still representative of the problems.

[Inuca]

23. About the survey

I only just saw it (went to check my mailbox after I read the comments here :-). I only got to the first question, and I already have a problem with it. "What should be the most important priority for Democrats in Congress right now?" VERY poor design. Why priority and not prioritIES? Just to make tabulating the results easier? Computers can handle multiple choices, what the hell? You get unreliable results that way, and unreliable basically means worthless. I am sure I have thought and read about these issues more than the average (not necessarily more than the average respondent though), and I am stumped, I do not know how to answer, since I am given only one choice.

[ProSense]

19. I'll respond later

It will not be through the survey. The glaring omission of the Kerry, the most recent Democratic presidential candidate, and the inclusion of James Carville is questionbale.

[ProSense]

30. Oops!

The Kerry? What the hell is questionbale?


I having a Friday from hell (work).

[karynnj]

34. If it makes you fell better I read it as intended and didn't even

catch anything.

[jenndar]

39. LOL. I kind of like "The Kerry." n/t

[sandnsea]

21. My answer

How dumb are we? We want voters to believe that we've got the person to run the country, then the day after the election, ooops, we didn't really mean it. We should be screaming that John Kerry was right in 2004, the Democratic Party was right in 2004, that's how we build credibility.

I also added the fact that Hillary won't win because the left hates her and the centrists are scared of her and that her whole crowd ought to be dumped from the party machinery. Feingold, Kerry and Gore are the direction the party needs to go.

Ack, what are these people thinking.

[Inuca]

24. Excellent point

"How dumb are we? We want voters to believe that we've got the person to run the country, then the day after the election, ooops, we didn't really mean it. We should be screaming that John Kerry was right in 2004, the Democratic Party was right in 2004, that's how we build credibility."

I thought some more about the questions a few days ago, who do you really think is going to be the 08 candidate... And the ridiculously obvious idea that dawned on me is simply that there is hardly anybody that voted for Kerry in 04 who is not going to do the same in 08 is he is the candidate! Add to this those that did not vote at all and realized their mistake in the meantime + a certain number of misguided souls that votes for the asshole in chief and are now sorry, and the numbers should add up to a win! The difference WAS small. I know, I know, this argument would work much better without the electoral college (which IMHO is an antiquity belonging in a museum), but even taking into account the electoral votes, there were enough states with close votes for the argument to work. Just hoping and dreaming...

[sandnsea]

27. Should have worked with Gore

That's actually been the real sticking point on stolen election to me. ALL of Oregon's Gore & Nader voters went Kerry in 2004, we kept ALL of them, exact same percentages. We have very clean voting, scanned paper ballots counted in ONE county location, then one transmission to Salem. No machine glitches. No election day machine shortages. No provisional balloting problem because people know way in advance if they've got registration problems. How did we manage to have the logical outcome, keeping all our Nader & Gore voters, but Florida and other states didn't. Oregon was never a swing state because of our Nader voters and we should be used as a base of comparison to how things went so wrong in other states.

To the point of "we were right" though, same could be said for Al Gore on a host of issues too. Only people looking to advance a completely different agenda, the Clinton centrist agenda IMHO, could miss the obvious.

[karynnj]

28. With the 2 positive Boston Globe, I actually started to worry

that he was coming back to the surface too fast. I then realized that the primaries are only 2 years away. ;) I think that surfacing both the swiftboating and the media problem at this point is great.

Overtly bringing up the swiftboating, stating that it did happen and that even though they did a lot - they were unable to generate the outrage that should have happened and that they intend to effectively fight it when it happens again (to anyone). It's noteworthy that Kerry has been introduced by many people with references to his status as a war hero (even Mitt Romney). He also hasn't been reluctant to referring to either his war record or his activism.

The media problem is a problem all Democrats will have.

[whometense]

43. That's something I think about, too.

But one thing JK has is an exquisite sense of political timing. So I trust he won't resurface a moment too soon. ;-)

[ProSense]

32. They obviously think

we're as dumb as the media thinks we are.

Can't they see the country is a mess because a lot of people bought into and were trying to live up to the fake ideals of the Republicans. They are fakes, bolstered by every type of unethical behavior. Stop trying to emulate them.

Stand the eff up and be proud effing liberals.

[WildEyedLiberal]

29. This reminds me of a form letter I got from the DCCC

A few months ago, written by Nancy Pelosi. It was the same type of form letter platitudes, but in the middle of the letter, she says something about "59 million of you voted against George Bush last year..."

That PISSED ME OFF. Nancy freakin' Pelosi couldn't even bring herself to say Kerry's NAME. It was such a slap in the face, implying that 59 million Americans just went into the ballot booth and checked the box that said "Not Bush" and that was it. She didn't even mention John Kerry's name.

The DCCC exemplifies what is wrong with this party. I think I'll fill out their little survey and give them a piece of my mind. Now I wish I hadn't asked their telemarketer to be taken off the phone list so I could bitch them out.


Edit: Here is my response to the survey:

"This survey exemplifies what is wrong with the Democratic party. Your obvious decision to leave John Kerry - our party's presidential candidate - off your list of "leaders" in favor of hacks like James Carville and the inexplicable Hillary Clinton shows your DLC bias. Why include Hillary? She's a first term senator and former first lady. How does that make her a leader? She's too busy trying to decide whether to pander to the left or to the middle to actually do anything of note. This is why all of my money goes to John Kerry's PAC Keeping America's Promise - he is the ONLY Democrat I trust to actually stand for liberal ideals. The rest of you are too busy playing political power games that are helping destroy our country. The Clintonistas who so obviously run the DCCC stand for nothing but triangulation and compromise, and have helped our party lose more and more seats since 1994."

[ProSense]

31. This response

is how I feel: mad as hell!

[karynnj]

33. Didn't Senator Kerry give money to the DCCC

both in 2004( because he had primary money he couldn't use) and in 2005 from his funds. This really shows the Clinton's feelings about Kerry.

I wonder if Pelosi was simply trying to pull the election results into current times. Still she should have said VOTED FOR THE DEMOCRATIC AGENDA rather than against Bush. The latter is EXACTLY what the Republicans accuse us of. (I thought she liked Kerry.)

[Noisy Democrat]

36. I have been annoyed with Pelosi

ever since she said JK's remarks at the Grand Canyon were "idiotic." If she's such an expert on handling the press intelligently, why doesn't she know that backstabbing the presidential nominee during the campaign with those kinds of remarks is, well -- idiotic?

[Inuca]

56. She said that?!?!?

I did not know. NASTY, and yes, idiotic. Too bad, I kind of like her... She can be pretty fiery in her remarks, and she is smart.

[sandnsea]

40. It's just politics

I don't think all of them do what they do out of personal conviction about a person, but rather stake out a political strategy and stick with it. Nancy probably hears ALOT from two constituencies, the left of San Francisco and the elite of San Francisco. People who hate Kerry. I've always had the sense that Kerry supporters were the meat and potatoes of the Dem Party, the people they keep thinking they're reaching with their centrist bullshit. Hey dumbasses, we're right friggin HERE, how about listening to us once in a while!!

[Noisy Democrat]

35. :) You were more fiery than me

I was more restrained --

"John Kerry is the #1 Democratic leader I look up to, and the one whose calls for action just about always get a response from me. I'm a little shocked that he wasn't listed as an option above, especially when he's been so visible in the last few weeks, leading against Alito, etc. I'm glad you listed Al Gore, though. Democrats need to stop the cyclical pattern of "We love him and want everyone to vote for him -- oops, he lost -- never mind, we hate him." We need to show respect for our party leaders no matter how the election goes. Failing to stand by our people, win or lose, tells the public that we Democrats don't understand loyalty and that we didn't really believe in the principles that those men espoused during the campaigns. It makes us look worse than Republicans, because at least Republicans continue to value their people no matter how the election goes."

Now I kind of wish I'd gone to town on them more, but I wonder if getting a range of e-mails on the same theme, in a range of different tones, is more helpful. Anyway, that was mine.

[ohtransplant]

38. I think you're right.

A range of responses will be more effective than all repeating the same points. The important thing is to respond.

In reality these kind of things shouldn't be coming from the party. Other candidates for the nomination can and should compete on their own merits without being shilled by the party.

[sandnsea]

41. I like yours too

We're all saying the same thing with different words and attitudes, I think that's good. Funny we all had a similar response without knowing what each other said too.

[WildEyedLiberal]

42. I agree with the others, yours was good

It would start sounding kinda canned after awhile if we all sounded exactly the same. Besides, rational criticisms like yours are important to balance out my fury :P

[_dynamicdems]

55. Bravo on your comments! Owch on Hillary. The truth is painful! n/t

[wisteria]

57. Wow, very good! n/t

[globalvillage]

46. I told them I would fill out their survey

When they recognized John Kerry as the leader of the party, and questioned their inclusion of James Carville.
I didn't fill out the form except to write in Sen Kerry's name.

[Island Blue]

49. Including Carville was just insane.

I stressed that point (while at the same time noting that I was laughing my ass off that he had been included in the first place) and gave them an earful about excluding JK. I noted that John Kerry and Ted Kennedy were the only two Democratic leaders who stand up for true Democratic values and ideals 100% of the time.

James Carville? He's a circus freak IMO. (No offense to circus freaks.)

[ProSense]

47. My response

Why is Senator John Kerry's name not listed as a selection for question number 10? Since former Vice President Al Gore is listed, it seems obvious and logical that the most recent Democratic candidate for president, Senator Kerry, should be on the list in place of James Carville.

I will not complete this survey because the only choice I have is to write in Senator Kerry's name as other, when I consider him the definitive Democratic leader.

-end-


Does anyone else think that some responders are going to assume this means other than Kerry, and fill in another name and some will write his name in?

What will the results look like then?

[jillan]

51. omg - my response was about 10 paragraphs long!

Not only did I bring up Kerry, where was Feingold, Boxer, Conyers, Durbin, Schumer?
The dems that are not afraid to stand up for the base. (Dam - I forgot Uncle Ted - damdamdam!)

I also brought up about the lack of support during the filibuster and how it makes me physically ill when I see dems talking negatively about other dems.
Which brought me to the election and how not one dem came out and defended Kerry...compare that to how the repugs defended bsh...

Wanting a postive message from the dems, something for the country to believe in, to provide hope...

and on and on.


Ranting to the DCCC was almost as good as sex.
The question now is, was that a one nite stand, or
did I make an impression?

[WildEyedLiberal]

52. Hahahahaha

"Ranting to the DCCC was almost as good as sex.
The question now is, was that a one nite stand, or
did I make an impression?"

It felt good for me, too. :smoke:

[_dynamicdems]

53. Thanks for posting this. I'm afraid I wasn't very nice in my comments.

Stop marginalizing Senator Kerry's contribution to the Democratic Party. The backbiting and sniping in the party frankly disgusts me. You will NEVER hear John Kerry pick apart another Democrat. He's one of the last loyal Democrats we have. If the Democratic Party wants a red cent of my hard-earned money, they are going to have to get it from Senator John F. Kerry. In fact, I'm sending him another donation tonight because of the slight to Senator Kerry that is obvious in this survey. Have a nice day.

[globalvillage]

58. Remember this survey?

The results are in. From an e-mail today:

Follow the Leader

And finally, we asked you to choose among a few names who you saw as your Party leaders. Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, along with Howard Dean, Al Gore and Nancy Pelosi all broke into double digits. John Kerry had a massive write-in response – which I of course was not surprised by. Senator Kerry has been doing so much to help our Congressional candidates win in November, especially Iraq veterans; I knew it would not go unnoticed by the DCCC membership. We thank them all for their leadership and will be turning to them to help us win in 2006 -- and then again in 2008.



Ha! What happened to Carville?
:rofl:

[TayTay]

59. Oh Gawd, that is rich.

At least they acknowledged the write-in. As for Carville, well, he is not a leader. I wouldn't vote for him, though I might vote for some clients of his if they were any good. But Carville doesn't have the personality of a leader at all.

[MH1]

60. Hee hee

Thanks for posting! Let me join you -

:rofl:

(a**holes)

[karynnj]

62. This is precious

"I of course was not surprised by." which was why I left him off the list! Massive write in - it can't be just us or there are many lurkers here.

Note Emanuel and Reid must not have gotten double digits.

[ProSense]

63. OK! This made my day.

Massive!


Oops!

I knew it would not go unnoticed by the DCCC membership.

:rofl:

[ProSense]

65. Results

DCCC Survey Results
2006 Democratic Survey Results
In February 2006, we sent you a survey because we wanted to know more about the people who make up our community here and what issues and concerns that are most important to you. Read the results below.

1. What should be the most important priority for Democrats in Congress right now?
Terrorism 4.82%
New Jobs 4.41%
Affordable Health Care 25.73%
Better Schools 2.91%
Fixing the Culture of Corruption in the Republican Congress 17.10%
Exposing GOP mistruths and distortions 23.14%

2. I am most concerned about:
Rising Home Heating and Gas Prices 12.95%
Healthcare Costs 48.30%
College Savings 1.96%
Retirement Savings 8.69%

3. Millions of Americans are struggling to understand the new Republican Medicare bill. What is your biggest concern about this bill?
It keeps re-importation from Canada illegal 3.93%
It locks seniors into plans that may change 6.45%
It prevents Medicare from bargaining for lower prices 37.80%
It's just too confusing 29.55%

4. How would you rate the current state of the American economy?
Excellent 0.47%
Good 5.36%
Fair 38.33%
Poor 55.84%

5. The mission of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is to:
Recruit candidates to run for Congress 15.08%
Pay for field organizers to go door to door 2.84%
Raise money to put in the tightest races across the country 23.96%
To help win five House seats 32.88%

6. Which would you be most likely to do to bring about a Democratic majority to the House of Representatives? You can select more than one.
Sign a petition 21.20%
Write a letter to the editor 7.41%
Give money 11.77%
Forward messages to your friends and family 11.55%
Go door to door 2.22%
Host a house Party 13.44%
Help out on Election Day 2.27%
Make phone calls 4.37%
Register people to vote 11.16%
Drive people to vote 7.20%

7. Do you think Democrats in Congress are fighting against the misguided policies of the Bush Administration?
Yes 19.51%
No 21.50%
Maybe 59.00%

8. Where would you like to see your dollars go to in a political campaign?
Door Signs 0.80%
Television and radio ads 58.22%
Field Staff to knock on doors 19.78%
Direct Mail pieces 5.29%

9. What issues do you want to hear from Democrats about?
Healthcare 26.82%
War in Iraq 26.19%
Education 5.72%
Environment 8.50%

10. Which Democrats do you view as Party leaders? Mark all that apply:
Gov. Howard Dean 14.16%
Sen. Harry Reid 9.21%
Rep. Nancy Pelosi 13.27%
Sen. Barack Obama 15.92%
Former Vice President Al Gore 12.70%
Rep. Rahm Emanuel 2.95%
Sen. Hillary Clinton 12.86%
James Carville 5.84%
* Sen. John Kerry received a substantial number of write-in votes giving him 11.23%

11 Have you visited the DCCC website?
Yes 66.72%
No 33.28%

12. Have you ever taken action from the homepage?
Yes 50.50%
No 49.50%

http://www.dccc.org/get_involved/dccc_survey_results_02102006/#10

Didn't I say that's why theny intentionally left JK off the list.

Obama?

[JohnKleeb]

66. Those results have me a little queasy honestly

I wish people cared more about education.

[ProSense]

69. I can't believe that either

I know that health care is serious, but when fighting the GOP? It's important, but you have to wonder who responded to the survey.

[JohnKleeb]

70. Those poll results and alot of other things are why I am politically

disillsioned as hell right now. Too many on the left would rather rant on about how Bush is the worst president since god knows when then try to undo the damage he's caused. We got elementary schools not far from where I live where the kids can't afford school supplies. Iraq is important and it was a mistake but we need to focus on more than that.

[ProSense]

78. Most people at

DU wouldn't agree that the DCCC audience is the left. In fact, they paint them as Republican lite.

[JohnKleeb]

80. Yeah true enough

I would probably be more upset if I saw a similiar poll in GD, the great thing about a republic is the diverfsity of opinions and backgrounds you get from people. Again I am sorry if I sound so upset, I get frustrated with both sides sometimes.

[Mass]

72. fighting the GOP is what will allow us to do the rest. As long as the

democrats will understand that they (at least the ones who have some influence) will not do anything for our schools, our healthcare system, or our security, the better.

So, yes, by all means, fight the GOP. It is not enough to say we have a good solution for schools. Showing that the GOP DOES NOT WANT to have a solution on schools is important.

Of course, if this just means Bush-hating, it is not going to work, but if it is denouncing what the GOP stands for and why it is bad for ordinary people, YES.

[Mass]

71. It was an either or question. Ti does not mean people do not care about

It does not mean people do not care about schools, simply they dont consider that as more important than the other ones.

I happen to agree and I have two kids in junior-high and high-school. I answered healthcare, and fighting the GOP is important because you will not improve schools if you do not first get them out of power. These people do not care about schools. They think that schools should be private with school vouchers.

[JohnKleeb]

73. I know, I was just upset that it wasnt high on priorities

Yeah I know we have to fight the GOP if we want things to be better but we have to learn perhaps how to work with those on the other side of the aisle who aren't extremeists. I don't believe every elected republican offiical is a bad person just like I dont believe every democratic is a saint. We have a moderate republican delegate here who sincerely does care about the well being of the citizens here. Sorry, I am just political disillusioned as hell as I said.

[Mass]

74. The pb is that the poll was very badly framed.

Dont think it means that people dont care. I think all of us who have kids at school do care. It is simply not the first thing in the list.

[JohnKleeb]

75. I got that

Just upsets me because I feel that post secondary schools could be a lot more affordable. Just talking from experience.

[Mass]

77. I dont think anybody disagrees.

[JohnKleeb]

79. Yeah just venting

[Mass]

67. 11 % by write-in. No wonder he was not in the survey.

He probably would have been first if he was listed, because there are certainly other people who consider him a leader and did not think to put him in write-in.

I dont undestand Obama's numbers, except as a sign there are many people who want a new generation, or because, except him, the list was white only.

Reid should think again about his leadership skills, if that many people from the Senate come before him.

[jenndar]

68. Oh my goodness!

That's incredible for a write-in.

:)

[karynnj]

76. I wish they said how many responders they got

It does seem like it was more than just us - but we know this has to be taken with a grain of salt. Why did Carville get ANY votes? I bet Emmanuel didn't enjoy these results - as you could vote for as many as possible - people chose not to vote for him.

[ProSense]

86. Someone read the results

Rahmbo:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2522463&mesg_id=2522463

[karynnj]

87. All I can say is thank God his % is that low

Also if one of his best points is being in touch with the internet people, he's got a problem. I have never seen a thread on him that was positive. I wasn't actively looking, but I feel sure he has no great strength.

Maybe Newsweek should actually look at who has used the net to get money and/or political action. It's not him - Dean, Clark, feingold, Edwards have all done this. Kerry has likely been the most successful - but that would break their stereotype that no one likes him.

[WildEyedLiberal]

92. "Which of course I was NOT SURPRISED BY??"

WHAT A FUCKING LOAD! That's why you CONVENIENTLY forgot to include him to BEGIN WITH, EH?

Jesus H. Christ on a crutch! Stop selling it, DCCC; no one's buying.

:rofl:

[_dynamicdems]

61. I took this survey a while back but it was good to give them hell again.

It was fun to tell them they do as good a job in marginalizing our hardest working Democratic senator as the MSM does. I might also have said something about their contributing to the growing perception that Democratic loyalty is an oxymoron. Sometimes you just have to vent and this provided a good opportunity.

Edit: The results of the survey didn't do a damn thing to lessen my anger toward them because if the write-in vote didn't surprise them so damn much, why didn't they include Senator Kerry in the first place?

[sandrakae]

64. I took the survey. I typed in John Kerry

I asked in the comments why John Kerry was not included in the list. Everyone in here should do the same.

[Vektor]

81. I also filled out the survey, and gave them a piece of my mind.

It really fills me with a black rage to see Kerry not given the credit he deserves.

[ohtransplant]

82. Glad to see this level of support for Senator Kerry.

It must have galled some at the DCCC to deal with this fact. Eventually the party and the media will have to acknowledge his standing with grassroots Dems. Good job Kerrycrats - here and elsewhere!

The '08 campaign starts in earnest the day after the Nov. '06 election. Buckle up!

[TayTay]

83. Agreed with that.

It was interesting to see that article in the BGlobe that said the Senator added 80,000 names to his DB list after the Alito filibuster fight. Sen. Kerry also raised over $400,000 for those 5 'Fighting Dems' who are running for the House of Reps in 2 days or so. (Wow!) I think he's a player and I agree, buckle up. '08 is going to be one nasty and long ride. (But still, there is fun to be had, honestly.)

[ohtransplant]

90. I hope they have a good internet strategy to build momentum.

If they look back to the '04 primaries there are lessons to be learned from the successes of other contenders.

There are may Dems who need a reason to listen - to keep the door open for a JK candidacy - before they succumb to the party machine and fall in line behind others (not to be named here to avoid flamage). I believe if they really hear what he has to say, his message will take it from there. Like any marketing effort, it pays to have the best product - and JK is it.

Endorsements from those he's helped wouldn't hurt either. If the Dems take one of the houses in '06, Senator Kerry's support should be seen as one of the primary reasons. It would be hard to deny.

I'll be buckled up this November and looking forward to a full-contact effort. That IS the fun!

[karynnj]

89. That's true

With that result they can't in good faith leave him off next time. He has to do better if he's listed than if he's not. What surprises me is that Hillary's percent was so low. It also looks like they tallied the votes and divided by the the number of total votes - rather than dividing by the the number of responders. (The percents add up to a little over 98 - likely minor write ins.)

We do need to be on the look out for the next survey.

[ohtransplant]

91. Still don't understand the Carville thing...

unless they're getting ready to run him for Congress.

I'm not sure he's well suited for it or that he'd want the pay cut...

[kerrygoddess]

84. DCCC Survey Results Sent today - SEE FOLLOW THE LEADER!!!!

March 18, 2006

• DCCC Survey Results
• GOP Disarray
• Republicans & Lobbyists: "Unified as a team"
• News From the Blog


DCCC Survey Results

What follows is a special note from our Executive Director, John Lapp, on the survey of our email list that we conducted recently...

Dear Friend,

Last month we sent you a survey because we wanted to know more about the people who make up our community here and what issues and concerns that are most important to you. We've compiled the results, and I couldn't be happier that we did this - thanks to everybody who participated. This is really great stuff.

As promised, today I wanted to share the results with you. I wanted you to know who's standing with you when you take part in one of our campaigns -- and what kind of people are active and engaged with our drive to win the House for the Democrats.

Exposing Corruption

When we asked what your top priorities and concerns were, there were a lot of options. Let's be honest, our country is being rocked by scandal - hardly a day goes by where some new Republican pay-for-play operation or even criminal behavior isn't exposed. And when we asked what should be the most important priority for Democrats in Congress right now, a solid 40% of those answering put "corruption" or "exposing GOP scandals" at the top of the list. Here at the DCCC we have been hammering them pretty good on this issue - if you haven't seen our House of Scandal site, check it out, we're currently in the process of revamping it but it's still the best clearinghouse of Republican corruption out there:

http://www.dccc.org/r/4481/33119

Healthcare, Healthcare, Healthcare

The culture of corruption impacts every element of Republican policy, especially the other stand-out result from the survey. More than 25% said that healthcare should be the Democrats' top priority, and healthcare came out as the number one issue that our supporters are personally concerned about and that they would like to see Congress enact some of the great Democratic ideas.

There's no clearer place where Americans are under the thumb of massive special interests, or where the Republicans have done more to keep us under their thumb. And as the Republican Medicare disaster is kicking into effect, it's no surprise that frustration on healthcare is reaching a boiling point.

And Democrats are leading the charge for reform on this issue, as noted in a recent Roll Call article: "Democrats to Showcase Challengers on Medicare"...

"House Democratic leaders and many of their would-be colleagues are syncing up their messages on what the party believes is one of its strongest issues heading into the fall.

"Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rahm Emanuel (Ill.) will headline a news conference in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to rip the 'privatization tax' in the new, GOP-championed Medicare prescription drug program.

"And over the next several weeks, a few dozen Democratic House challengers - including some in the most competitive districts - will preach the same message in nursing homes and senior citizens centers in their districts."
Taking a Stand

As for our actions and campaigns out of the DCCC, there was interesting news there as well. We've had several very successful online petition campaigns that have generated press, put Republicans on the defensive, and helped drive the change that our country desperately needs.

Our stem cell efforts helped push that bill through the House, our "Fire Michael Brown" petition helped move us toward reform and competency at FEMA, and our petition telling Republicans to give back Tom DeLay's money generated headlines in districts from every corner of the country. So no surprise that when we asked what kind of actions you wanted to take part in, these petition campaigns came in head and shoulders above the rest. You also expressed a willingness to forward these petition campaigns on to your friends and family, and please do because that's the most important component to amplifying our voices in these campaigns. So duly noted, and we'll try to keep them coming and keep them focused and effective.

As you probably know, we've re-activated our stem cell petition demanding that Senator Frist hold the Senate vote like he promised, and the pressure's still building, so by all means sign it if you haven't or forward it on if you have.

Putting Your Money to Good Use

When we asked what you would like to see the DCCC doing with your money, the answers were decisive here as well. Creating and airing ads came in with a resounding 58%, with strong field programs coming in second at 20%. Again, I'm very happy to say that this very much reflects our priorities and expenditures here. The DCCC is one of the leanest, meanest organizations in Washington - I don't mind saying that it's because we work ourselves hard - and as a result our overhead costs are as slim as can be. And the vast majority of the money we raise from our community goes directly to potent TV spots holding Republicans accountable and expert field operations registering voters and getting them to the polls to vote for Democrats.

In the coming months you'll hear more and more about Democrat Francine Busby running for Duke Cunningham's vacated seat. We've been working with her campaign steadily, and have already made big investments to make sure she has one of the best field programs in the country.

Time and time again we have turned to you for support and you've given it to us. This is exactly what your dollars are doing. They are helping us keep the Republicans on the defensive and getting our candidate message heard across the country; district by district. Please continue to help us hammer Republicans on the airwaves and get into the nitty gritty of the grassroots, rest assured we'll put your money to good use.

http://www.dccc.org/r/4486/33119

Follow the Leader

And finally, we asked you to choose among a few names who you saw as your Party leaders. Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, along with Howard Dean, Al Gore and Nancy Pelosi all broke into double digits. John Kerry had a massive write-in response – which I of course was not surprised by. Senator Kerry has been doing so much to help our Congressional candidates win in November, especially Iraq veterans; I knew it would not go unnoticed by the DCCC membership. We thank them all for their leadership and will be turning to them to help us win in 2006 -- and then again in 2008.

Those are the quick overviews. Feel free to check out the detail results at www.dccc.surveyresults.com. Thank you for providing your valuable feedback on our efforts and on the issues this country is facing today. I really can't express how valuable it is for us to know what motivates you and what you expect from us. Feel assured that this will guide our decisions for the rest of the cycle - only eight months left!

Thanks again

John Lapp
Executive Director, DCCC

[ProSense]

85. The results are in post 65. Very interesting! n/t

[karynnj]

88.  ???????

Does this mean something?