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How long will it be before Democrat party leaders start listening to their constituents?

Long, I hope. :^)

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http://www.washtimes.com/national/20...5217-8717r.htm

Democrat voters low on enthusiasm

by Ralph Z. Hallow
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
February 23, 2006

Democrats, after 11 years as the minority party in Congress, still can't get it right with their own voters, a poll shows.

By objecting to virtually every initiative and proposal of the Bush administration and congressional Republican majority, Democrats are undermining their party's chances of regaining the majority this fall, the John Zogby poll of 1,039 likely voters suggests.

While House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and other visible Democrats in Washington pick fights with Republicans, the poll shows that 58 percent of rank-and-file Democratic voters say their leaders should "accept their lower position in Congress and work together with Republicans to craft the best legislation possible."

Only 6 percent of Democratic respondents say the No. 1 goal for their party's lawmakers in Congress should be to bury Republican bills.

The poll suggests that many Democratic voters accept their party's minority status. Nearly a quarter of Democrats -- 23 percent -- say Republicans do a better job running Congress.

"Democrats nationwide now seem to be adopting this minority-status mind-set," says Fritz Wenzel, Zogby International spokesman. "Democrats are tired of the warring and bitter partisanship that goes on inside the Washington Beltway."

The Democratic National Committee disputes that interpretation.


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"Democrats are tired of the warring and bitter partisanship that goes on inside the Washington Beltway."

Well, I guess the Republicans just need to get tired of this and we'll be all set.