The party of know?

By Greg • on February 20, 2010 • Filed under: Musings

We’ve seen over the past year what Democrats do when in power. They spend more and increase the size of government. And they aren’t shy about it. There’s no consternation over it. They just do it. And the public gets it. A Rasmussen poll released this week shows more people believe the Democrats have a plan for the future than the Republicans.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 44% of voters believe that the Democratic Party has a plan for where it wants to take the nation. Thirty-one percent (31%) disagree, and 24% aren’t sure.

By comparison, 35% think the GOP has a plan for where it wants to take the nation, but slightly more voters (39%) think the Republican Party doesn’t have any such plan. Twenty-six percent (26%) are undecided.

And a paragraph later:

Interestingly, 65% of Democratic voters say their party has a plan for the future, compared to 57% of Republicans who say the same of the GOP. Voters not affiliated with either party are more closely divided and tend to think neither party knows where it’s going.

Notice the poll doesn’t ask whether the public agrees with the Dems plan. They just recognize they have one.

I would have actually scored Democrats higher (they seem to have a plan, even though that plans scares the poo out of me). While I would have scored the Repubs lower (they seam to be rudderless and confused).

What’s fascinating is that the GOP should have plenty of hope. All they need is to grab the energy from the TEA types and angry independents and come up with some stuff most Americans can believe in. And then stick to it. Consider this: Two thirds of us think America is on the wrong track. That’s good for Republicans, since they aren’t in power. It seems the public wants to hear some truths that are “self evident.” So just agree on a simple, powerful credo and then hammer it home.

I can start the list for them: