Democrats Get Their Issue

Wednesday :: Feb 17, 2010
Democrats Get Their Issue

by Steve

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The unintended consequence of the Citizens United decision is that by framing campaign finance reform as a Main Street versus Wall Street issue, Democrats have a wedge issue against the GOP congressional leadership and the GOP base.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/17/AR2010021701151.html?hpid=topnews
*****Nearly three-quarters of self-identified conservative Republicans say they oppose the Supreme Court ruling, with most of them strongly opposed. Some two-thirds of conservative Republicans favor congressional efforts to limit corporate and union spending, though with less enthusiasm than liberal Democrats.

*****Indeed, the poll shows remarkably strong agreement about the ruling across all demographic groups, and big majorities of those with household incomes above and below $50,000 alike oppose the decision. Age, race and education levels also appeared to have little relative bearing on the answers.


Taking Mitch McConnell and John Boehner's own words of praise for the decision, Democrats can not only push the Wall Street versus Main Street argument but also take on the conservative judicial activism of the Court itself, forcing voters to see that the GOP has stacked the court with five agents of Corporate America.

more:
http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/014800.php

I think they have that tactic down, don't you?

:spray:

oppose it.