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In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Monday, 20 October 2014 [View all]Demeter
(85,373 posts)7. Democrats Discovering Social Security Is Still A ‘Third Rail’
http://ourfuture.org/20141017/democrats-discovering-social-security-is-still-a-third-rail?utm_source=pmupdate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20141017
Democrats have (finally, belatedly) rediscovered that support for Social Security is a winning issue in elections. Social Security has been called the third rail of American politics and it turns out that talking about cutting Social Security is still like touching a third rail.
Democrats may even save their senatorial bacon by realizing that supporting something that has 69 percent, 87 percent, 94 percent, 76 percent support, depending on the question asked, is a good idea. Who could have known that campaigning on something that is popular might actually bring them votes? Imagine that.
Louisiana Senate: Senator Mary Landrieu is making Social Security a major issue in her campaign. She is running ads against raising the retirement age, saying, No one should suffer to pay for a millionaires tax cut. Landrieu has also launched a website, 70WillHurt.com going after opponent Republican Bill Cassidy for wanting to increase the Social Security age to 70.
Iowa Senate: Democratic candidate Bruce Braley is using Social Security against Republican Joni Ernst. It has become a big issue because Ernst had said she supported privatizing Social Security but now denies supporting this. Local TV stations then found video of her saying she supports privatization.
Arkansas Senate: While Democratic Senator Mark Pryor previously supported increasing the retirement age, he now is campaigning against his opponent Tom Cotton for voting to increase it by even more....MORE
Democrats have (finally, belatedly) rediscovered that support for Social Security is a winning issue in elections. Social Security has been called the third rail of American politics and it turns out that talking about cutting Social Security is still like touching a third rail.
Democrats may even save their senatorial bacon by realizing that supporting something that has 69 percent, 87 percent, 94 percent, 76 percent support, depending on the question asked, is a good idea. Who could have known that campaigning on something that is popular might actually bring them votes? Imagine that.
Louisiana Senate: Senator Mary Landrieu is making Social Security a major issue in her campaign. She is running ads against raising the retirement age, saying, No one should suffer to pay for a millionaires tax cut. Landrieu has also launched a website, 70WillHurt.com going after opponent Republican Bill Cassidy for wanting to increase the Social Security age to 70.
Iowa Senate: Democratic candidate Bruce Braley is using Social Security against Republican Joni Ernst. It has become a big issue because Ernst had said she supported privatizing Social Security but now denies supporting this. Local TV stations then found video of her saying she supports privatization.
Arkansas Senate: While Democratic Senator Mark Pryor previously supported increasing the retirement age, he now is campaigning against his opponent Tom Cotton for voting to increase it by even more....MORE
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