New poll spells potential trouble for Democrats: "If held today, this would be a 'change' election"

[Bluebear]

The poll was conducted jointly by Democratic Corps, a Democratic organization, and Third Way, a progressive non-profit organization. It was done mainly to gauge voters' views on Democrats' handling of national security.

The poll also found weaknesses for the Democrats on other issues ahead of November elections, in which they hope to defend their strong majorities in Congress.

The poll found 60 percent of Americans believe the United States is on the wrong track. It also found that people rated Democrats at about the same level as Republicans, in what amounted to an erosion of the advantage Democrats have held.

"We would not want the election to be held today, with this poll," said Democracy Corps' chief pollster Stan Greenberg. "If the election were held today, this would be a 'change' election."

Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, interviewed by Newsweek, shrugged off a question about whether she was worrying about the November elections, saying they are a long way off.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62762520100308

[DJ13]

1. people rated Democrats at about the same level as Republicans

Maybe because they cant tell them apart on the issues?

[arthritisR_US]

3. bingo! n/t

[HughMoran]

2. You must be psyched

[NJmaverick]

4. The OP left out the REAL story which is Obama is rated highly on National Security

while the Dems are not. However disclosing that would require giving President Obama credit when it's due and we know that will not happen.

[HughMoran]

6. That person not smash Obama in the face at every possible opportunity?

:rofl:

Yeah, like that'll ever happen!


:rofl:

[BrklynLiberal]

5. The elections are NOT such a long way off..and they BETTER start worrying about them NOW!!!

[still_one]

7. There is potential problems for both parties, and there could be a lot of wild cards /nt

[depakid]

8. The Obama senior advisor is the typically blind sycophant who doesn't get it

We can't afford to focus on the day-to-day polls," she said. "If you think that we should second-guess (Obama's) decision to do fundamentally big things, there are plenty of other people who would have been that kind of president. That's not the kind of president he wants to be."

Hey Ms. Jarrett: people across the spectrum are pissed off because your guy has neither fought for nor delivered ANYTHING fundamentally "big." All people see are half measures, pleas for "bipartisanship" and gratuitous smackdowns of key Democratic constituencies. And that's among supporters!

Your guy wants bipartisanship and to enable, legitimize work with Republicans- well, that's what he's going to get. And if he thinks he's going to escape the blame for the oncoming train wreck by "being above the fray" -in this political climate and the foreseeable conditions in 2012 he's sorely mistaken.

Much as Jimmy Carter was.

[girl gone mad]

9. Washington is completely out of touch.

They might as well be living on Pandora.

[Bluebear]

10. Absolutely right, goes for both parties, too.