by Matthew Yglesias

The American Prospect

04/05/05

A specter is haunting the Democratic Party: the specter of whiny liberals. A late March poll by the Pew Research Center for People and the Press contained excellent [sic] news on the Social Security front. Support for privatization continues to drop, and opposition continues to correlate strongly with awareness of the issue. ... The bad news, however, was equally important. President George W. Bush's job approval rating has continued to slide down to 45 percent. ... But this erosion of popular support for the GOP has not been accompanied by a rise in the public's esteem of Democrats. ... Such news prompts liberals to do what we do best: complain -- specifically about why Democrats aren't better at winning elections and getting the chance to implement liberal policies...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp