Strategist: Democrat Party in Decline

[PoliticalChic]

Sometimes events occur, as they say, 'when you least expect it....."
That is the truth that Democrat analyst Doug Sosnik speaks to his party....

Democratic strategist: Party 'in decline'

1. “Since Obama was elected President, the Democrats have lost nine governorships, 56 members of the House and two Senate seats,” Doug Sosnik, the political director in Bill Clinton’s White House, writes in a new memo..... , the Democratic Party’s favorability rating has declined by 15 points since Obama took power. A Pew Research Center survey this January showed that the Democratic Party was viewed favorably by 47 percent of Americans, down from 62 percent in Jan. 2009.


2. Obama neither directly campaigned nor raised money for down-ticket Democrats last year. The post-election creation of Organizing for Action to push his own agenda has upset party regulars because it makes the Democratic National Committee less relevant than ever, squeezes fundraising for other Democratic groups and emphasizes issues that put moderates in a bind.

3. “Obama not only got elected by running against the party establishment, but he has governed as a President who does not emphasize his party label,” writes Sosnik.






4. Sosnik outlines several challenges facing his own party:

• Obama’s personal popularity does not easily translate for other candidates. The president is not building the Democratic Party’s institutional apparatus in a way that it will thrive when he’s gone.

• The losses in the 2010 midterms gave Republicans control of the redistricting process, which will be in effect until after the 2020 census. This gives the GOP a structural advantage in keeping the House.

• Millennials, born 1981 to 1994, and Generation X’ers, born 1965 to 1980, are voting Democratic, but a plurality identify themselves as independents — which makes them less reliable.

• Democrats cannot count on the same level of African-American turnout without Obama at the top of the ticket. Sosnik cites new analysis showing that in 2012 for the first time ever eligible black voters turned out a higher rate than whites.





5. While Republicans have a serious Hispanic problem, Sosnik explains, “younger Hispanics feel less of an allegiance to the Democratic Party than their elders.” Only 50 percent of Hispanic voters aged 18-34 identify themselves as Democrats, according to Gallup, compared to 59 percent of Hispanic voters 55 or older.

6. If Hillary Clinton does not run, Sosnik fears that Democrats will be left with a thin bench of top-flight presidential contenders in 2016.

7. Looking to 2014, Democratic base groups also tend to turn out at lower rates for midterms than presidential elections.

8. In terms of actual policy making, Sosnik believes that it will be “almost impossible” for Obama to effectively engage Congress.

9. ... the fact that he didn’t set out a clear policy agenda for a second term left him without a clear mandate to govern over a politically divided Congress....

10. “Furthermore,” he writes, “there’s not a single member of either party who fears paying a political price for not falling in line with the President, making it even more difficult to get members to cast difficult votes.”
Read more: Democratic strategist: Party 'in decline' - POLITICO.com






First, the socialist/communists took over the Democrat Party..

11. Creation of the Progressive Caucus is credited to Bernie Sanders. The groups in the radical network include a) the Congressional Progressive Caucus, b) the Congressional Black Caucus, c) the Populist Caucus, and the d) Progressive Democrats of America.

a. Allied with the above is ACORN, SEIU, and the Institute for Policy Studies

b. And, indirectly, the Center for American Progress and the Apollo Alliance.
Aaron Klein, "Red Army"

.....but even that wasn't extreme enough for them....



Interesting....the folks talking about a third party didn't recognize that we have one now.....
the Obama Fanatics Party.

 

[Moonglow]

The worm turns, what goes up must come down. Goes for all not just the one.

 

[Mac1958]

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My guess is that this is more a pre-emptive poke in the ribs than a 9-1-1 call. The Democrats may be a little weakened, but the alternative party is a long way from having its shit together, and there's little empirical evidence that it's turning its fortunes and/or image around.

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[Wry Catcher]

Sometimes events occur, as they say, 'when you least expect it....."
That is the truth that Democrat analyst Doug Sosnik speaks to his party....

Democratic strategist: Party 'in decline'

1. “Since Obama was elected President, the Democrats have lost nine governorships, 56 members of the House and two Senate seats,” Doug Sosnik, the political director in Bill Clinton’s White House, writes in a new memo..... , the Democratic Party’s favorability rating has declined by 15 points since Obama took power. A Pew Research Center survey this January showed that the Democratic Party was viewed favorably by 47 percent of Americans, down from 62 percent in Jan. 2009.


2. Obama neither directly campaigned nor raised money for down-ticket Democrats last year. The post-election creation of Organizing for Action to push his own agenda has upset party regulars because it makes the Democratic National Committee less relevant than ever, squeezes fundraising for other Democratic groups and emphasizes issues that put moderates in a bind.

3. “Obama not only got elected by running against the party establishment, but he has governed as a President who does not emphasize his party label,” writes Sosnik.






4. Sosnik outlines several challenges facing his own party:

• Obama’s personal popularity does not easily translate for other candidates. The president is not building the Democratic Party’s institutional apparatus in a way that it will thrive when he’s gone.

• The losses in the 2010 midterms gave Republicans control of the redistricting process, which will be in effect until after the 2020 census. This gives the GOP a structural advantage in keeping the House.

• Millennials, born 1981 to 1994, and Generation X’ers, born 1965 to 1980, are voting Democratic, but a plurality identify themselves as independents — which makes them less reliable.

• Democrats cannot count on the same level of African-American turnout without Obama at the top of the ticket. Sosnik cites new analysis showing that in 2012 for the first time ever eligible black voters turned out a higher rate than whites.





5. While Republicans have a serious Hispanic problem, Sosnik explains, “younger Hispanics feel less of an allegiance to the Democratic Party than their elders.” Only 50 percent of Hispanic voters aged 18-34 identify themselves as Democrats, according to Gallup, compared to 59 percent of Hispanic voters 55 or older.

6. If Hillary Clinton does not run, Sosnik fears that Democrats will be left with a thin bench of top-flight presidential contenders in 2016.

7. Looking to 2014, Democratic base groups also tend to turn out at lower rates for midterms than presidential elections.

8. In terms of actual policy making, Sosnik believes that it will be “almost impossible” for Obama to effectively engage Congress.

9. ... the fact that he didn’t set out a clear policy agenda for a second term left him without a clear mandate to govern over a politically divided Congress....

10. “Furthermore,” he writes, “there’s not a single member of either party who fears paying a political price for not falling in line with the President, making it even more difficult to get members to cast difficult votes.”
Read more: Democratic strategist: Party 'in decline' - POLITICO.com






First, the socialist/communists took over the Democrat Party..

11. Creation of the Progressive Caucus is credited to Bernie Sanders. The groups in the radical network include a) the Congressional Progressive Caucus, b) the Congressional Black Caucus, c) the Populist Caucus, and the d) Progressive Democrats of America.

a. Allied with the above is ACORN, SEIU, and the Institute for Policy Studies

b. And, indirectly, the Center for American Progress and the Apollo Alliance.
Aaron Klein, "Red Army"

.....but even that wasn't extreme enough for them....



Interesting....the folks talking about a third party didn't recognize that we have one now.....
the Obama Fanatics Party.

The Republican't Party is in decline and I'll explain why. Unless one signs on and never questions the long held and never proven platitudes of the new and extreme conservative wing, they are immediately thrown under the bus and considered to be a RINO.

Anyone who denies this fact is a liar or stupid.

Hence, to question the 'authority', i.e. the dogma, is forbidden; true leaders don't follow, they lead - many times in the face of criticism and doubt.

 

[Katzndogz]

Democrats have lost the trust of the people.

 

[blastoff]

Gee, wonder if the Republican party is declining as quickly as Rush's or Fox's audiences? How fortunate for the lefty lib scum, huh? Well, we've got nothing left now other than to ratchet up the production of all that dirty air and water for our scorched earth finale.

 

[Dot Com]

showing that the Democrats positives are down slightly does NOT even compare to the Republicans negatives increasing. Trying to make yourself feel better w/ that pretzel logic PoliChic?

 

[Katzndogz]

Gee, wonder if the Republican party is declining as quickly as Rush's or Fox's audiences? How fortunate for the lefty lib scum, huh? Well, we've got nothing left now other than to ratchet up the production of all that dirty air and water for our scorched earth finale.

Rush will be off the air any day now. Fox has no viewership. And democrats vacation at Big Rock Candy Mountain.

I love seeing it all fall apart.

 

[KGB]

both parties are in decline. Hopefully, more people see the corruption on both sides & become independent of both.

 

[mudwhistle]

Gee, wonder if the Republican party is declining as quickly as Rush's or Fox's audiences? How fortunate for the lefty lib scum, huh? Well, we've got nothing left now other than to ratchet up the production of all that dirty air and water for our scorched earth finale.

FNC is getting twice the viewership of their closest competitor during primetime. In what way is that declining?

 

[ClosedCaption]

Pablo Pantoja Turns Democrat: RNC Florida Hispanic Director Cites GOP 'Intolerance' In Making Party Switch

Less than two months after the Republican National Committee announced a multi-million dollar campaign to improve minority outreach, one of its state Hispanic directors is leaving the Republican Party altogether.

In a letter released by The Florida Nation on Monday, RNC State Director Of Florida Outreach Pablo Pantoja announced that he is changing his political affiliation to the Democratic Party.

"It doesn’t take much to see the culture of intolerance surrounding the Republican Party today," he wrote. "I have wondered before about the seemingly harsh undertones about immigrants and others. Look no further; a well-known organization recently confirms the intolerance of that which seems different or strange to them."

 

[Dot Com]

democrat-party-in-decline.

I still like you PoliChic but lay-off the Koch cola

 

[Avorysuds]

Sometimes events occur, as they say, 'when you least expect it....."
That is the truth that Democrat analyst Doug Sosnik speaks to his party....

Democratic strategist: Party 'in decline'

1. “Since Obama was elected President, the Democrats have lost nine governorships, 56 members of the House and two Senate seats,” Doug Sosnik, the political director in Bill Clinton’s White House, writes in a new memo..... , the Democratic Party’s favorability rating has declined by 15 points since Obama took power. A Pew Research Center survey this January showed that the Democratic Party was viewed favorably by 47 percent of Americans, down from 62 percent in Jan. 2009.


2. Obama neither directly campaigned nor raised money for down-ticket Democrats last year. The post-election creation of Organizing for Action to push his own agenda has upset party regulars because it makes the Democratic National Committee less relevant than ever, squeezes fundraising for other Democratic groups and emphasizes issues that put moderates in a bind.

3. “Obama not only got elected by running against the party establishment, but he has governed as a President who does not emphasize his party label,” writes Sosnik.






4. Sosnik outlines several challenges facing his own party:

• Obama’s personal popularity does not easily translate for other candidates. The president is not building the Democratic Party’s institutional apparatus in a way that it will thrive when he’s gone.

• The losses in the 2010 midterms gave Republicans control of the redistricting process, which will be in effect until after the 2020 census. This gives the GOP a structural advantage in keeping the House.

• Millennials, born 1981 to 1994, and Generation X’ers, born 1965 to 1980, are voting Democratic, but a plurality identify themselves as independents — which makes them less reliable.

• Democrats cannot count on the same level of African-American turnout without Obama at the top of the ticket. Sosnik cites new analysis showing that in 2012 for the first time ever eligible black voters turned out a higher rate than whites.





5. While Republicans have a serious Hispanic problem, Sosnik explains, “younger Hispanics feel less of an allegiance to the Democratic Party than their elders.” Only 50 percent of Hispanic voters aged 18-34 identify themselves as Democrats, according to Gallup, compared to 59 percent of Hispanic voters 55 or older.

6. If Hillary Clinton does not run, Sosnik fears that Democrats will be left with a thin bench of top-flight presidential contenders in 2016.

7. Looking to 2014, Democratic base groups also tend to turn out at lower rates for midterms than presidential elections.

8. In terms of actual policy making, Sosnik believes that it will be “almost impossible” for Obama to effectively engage Congress.

9. ... the fact that he didn’t set out a clear policy agenda for a second term left him without a clear mandate to govern over a politically divided Congress....

10. “Furthermore,” he writes, “there’s not a single member of either party who fears paying a political price for not falling in line with the President, making it even more difficult to get members to cast difficult votes.”
Read more: Democratic strategist: Party 'in decline' - POLITICO.com






First, the socialist/communists took over the Democrat Party..

11. Creation of the Progressive Caucus is credited to Bernie Sanders. The groups in the radical network include a) the Congressional Progressive Caucus, b) the Congressional Black Caucus, c) the Populist Caucus, and the d) Progressive Democrats of America.

a. Allied with the above is ACORN, SEIU, and the Institute for Policy Studies

b. And, indirectly, the Center for American Progress and the Apollo Alliance.
Aaron Klein, "Red Army"

.....but even that wasn't extreme enough for them....



Interesting....the folks talking about a third party didn't recognize that we have one now.....
the Obama Fanatics Party.

The Republican't Party is in decline and I'll explain why. Unless one signs on and never questions the long held and never proven platitudes of the new and extreme conservative wing, they are immediately thrown under the bus and considered to be a RINO.

Anyone who denies this fact is a liar or stupid.

Hence, to question the 'authority', i.e. the dogma, is forbidden; true leaders don't follow, they lead - many times in the face of criticism and doubt.

I'm not a Republican, I don't like or defend the Republican party but... By the numbers last election Dems lost 4 million voters after never losing 1 throughout history. Republicans gained 1 million, the smallest growth ever. 4 million is about 6% of their base,in 1 election.

So the Democrat party is in fact dying dramatically faster than the Republican party, if you go by the numbers, not opinion.

 

[t_polkow]

Democrats have lost the trust of the people.

As ms Lindsay Graham sezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz....“The demographics race we’re losing badly,” said Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.). “We’re not generating enough angry white guys to stay in business for the long term.”

Or Bobbie Jindal sezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..

 

[g5000]

The last I looked, the Democratic party gained two seats in the Senate and 10 seats in the House in the last election, and Obama was re-elected.

 

[GHook93]

2010 was a GOP year and so with 2014. However, unless the find a way to get 40% of the Latino vote and make large states blue states like NY, NJ, IL, WA and CA competitive, then the GOP will have trouble winning national elections.

 

[FJO]

Pablo Pantoja Turns Democrat: RNC Florida Hispanic Director Cites GOP 'Intolerance' In Making Party Switch

Less than two months after the Republican National Committee announced a multi-million dollar campaign to improve minority outreach, one of its state Hispanic directors is leaving the Republican Party altogether.

In a letter released by The Florida Nation on Monday, RNC State Director Of Florida Outreach Pablo Pantoja announced that he is changing his political affiliation to the Democratic Party.

"It doesn’t take much to see the culture of intolerance surrounding the Republican Party today," he wrote. "I have wondered before about the seemingly harsh undertones about immigrants and others. Look no further; a well-known organization recently confirms the intolerance of that which seems different or strange to them."

Good riddance of bad rubbish.

 

[ClosedCaption]

The last I looked, the Democratic party gained two seats in the Senate and 10 seats in the House in the last election, and Obama was re-elected.

Up is Down....Good is Bad...And Gains are loses

 

[Pete7469]

It's my impression that both parties are packed with elitist pig authortarians and sociopaths. The democrook party of course is completely lost, it was the first down the drain. The repukes have been swirling in the bowl, and only kept near the top thanks to rhetoric that appeals to those of us who value individual freedom. Of course we hold our political hacks to account, and when they fail to do what they're supposed to we withdraw support.

Democrooks of course support their masters with dog like devotion. They're so dedicated they ignore every transgression, except maybe jumping party lines on gun grabbing. Other than that a democrook can be quilty of any crime, including manslaughter, and still manage to stay in the senate.

If the elitist pig element of the repuke party, that is the McLames and other RINO's are pounded out there's no way the democrook party will come back. The puppet masters of the left are aware of this I believe, and that's why their minions are programmed to vicerally attack populist repubs whenever they come up. The Tea Party is the biggest threat to the statists. That is why it is so maligned.

Notice Romney was the only repuke that wasn't viciously attacked until he was the last one standing. Next time the bed wetters attack a candidate, we know they're doing something right. Hopefully we'll have the sense to stand by them if it's worth doing so.

 

[t_polkow]

Gee, wonder if the Republican party is declining as quickly as Rush's or Fox's audiences? How fortunate for the lefty lib scum, huh? Well, we've got nothing left now other than to ratchet up the production of all that dirty air and water for our scorched earth finale.

FNC is getting twice the viewership of their closest competitor during primetime. In what way is that declining?

Yes people like comedy! How about that landslide win for Romney?

And all you sloped skulled tards ate it up!!

She is so mad she looks like she could eat a dog!!







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