Dem Pollster To Dems: Seize Tax Cuts Debate -- You Could Win!

[kentuck]

This could mean the difference in keeping the House or losing the House.
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http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/09/dem-pollster-to-dems-seize-tax-cuts-debate----you-could-win.php?ref=fpblg

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A Democratic pollster is telling members of Congress wary about voting on tax issues of any kind that they should embrace the debate because it could prove helpful in the fall midterms.

Greenberg Quinlan Rosner has issued the full findings of a poll taken Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 showing Democrats would be boosted by debating and voting on extending tax cuts for the middle class. We previewed the results this week as part of our ongoing coverage of this new pressure point on Capitol Hill. The firm finds that Democrats can narrow the gap between themselves and Republicans nationally if they aggressively campaign on extending tax cuts for the middle class only.

"This will be a tough election, but fortunately, the unfolding tax issue can work strongly to help Democrats and define the choice in the election," wrote pollster Stan Greenberg, who also spoke with members of the Democratic caucus before Speaker Nancy Pelosi made her plea along the same lines.

Greenberg said Democrats "are strongly aligned with public thinking and priorities" since just 38 percent favor keeping the Bush-era tax cuts for wealthy people and since the issue motivates the base voters Democrats need to show up in November.


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[kenny blankenship]

1. Maybe that's what they're afraid of?

Stirring up popular resentment against their masters...bad for their future!

[kentuck]

2. I can't understand why...?

some Congress people think the wealthy Democrats they represent are automatically against an increase on the top rate?? Why are they Democrats? Perhaps they believe in a more progressive tax structure? And those Congressmen are making assumptions like Republicans??

[MatthewStLouis]

3. Hello?!--Democrats are supposed to support progressive taxes!

If there are democrats in congress who don't support progressive taxes and do support tax cuts for the wealthiest 2%: maybe they should be run out of town on a rail! What kind of democrat believes in "trickle down" economics?

Democrats should always run as for the people, populist, class-warfare-loving Democrats, instead of some sort of scared of their own shadow, scared of wedge issues, half-republicans.

[kentuck]

4. "...run out of town on a rail.." ??

Or primaried in the next race?

[Andy823]

5. This is a must!

I don't care about the 31 democrats in the house that want to extend cuts for "EVERYONE", they need to put this up for a vote, and only extend cuts for those making "UNDER" $250,000! Make the republicans vote on it along with the 31 so called "democrats" that want to give extend cuts for the rich! Polls show that the majority of americans, all parties, are in favor of extending the cuts for those making less than @250,000, and not for extending them for the rich!

When it comes down to a vote, lets see just how many of them, republicans and democrats, are going to vote NO! If they do they deserve what they get in my book! Not only is this good for 98% of taxpayers, but it will rally the voters, and if the republicans are dumb enough to try and stop it, they will be committing political suicide! We can't let them bluff us on this, it's just to damned important in so many ways!