{"id":1381,"date":"2009-12-07T07:43:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-07T11:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2009\/12\/07\/a-democratic-collapse-in-2010\/"},"modified":"2009-12-07T07:43:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-07T11:43:00","slug":"a-democratic-collapse-in-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2009\/12\/07\/a-democratic-collapse-in-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"A Democratic collapse in 2010?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m still seeing that web ad several times a day that attacks North Country Rep. Scott Murphy (D-Glens Falls) for voting against the Democratic healthcare reform measure.<\/p>\n

The liberal-sponsored ad, which pops up on sites like this one<\/a>, accuse Murphy of “betrayal” for his No vote.<\/p>\n

A big question for the Dems going into 2010 is whether their many, many factions will hold any vestige of the unity and zeal that marked the last two election cycles.<\/p>\n

A recent poll by DailyKos suggests not so much.<\/p>\n

According to the survey conducted by Research 2000<\/a>, only 56% of Democratic voters are confident that they’ll vote next year.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a whopping 81% of Republican voters say they’ll go to the polls. <\/p>\n

You can do the math. In an evenly-divided nation, it doesn’t take many fence-sitters to shift the momentum in an election.<\/p>\n

A lot of Democrats who got elected in more conservative “purple” districts don’t stand a chance if more than 40% of their voters decide to stay home.<\/p>\n

Which is why ads like the one attacking Murphy could play a big role in 2010. <\/p>\n

Some progressives seem truly convinced that it will be better for the Democratic Party to shed some of its “blue dog” conservatism.<\/p>\n

It’s a similar theory to the one being tested by “purist” Republicans, who think a smaller but more focused GOP is the way to go. <\/p>\n

And the truth is that big coalition-style parties are less sexy, less exciting. You don’t hear people at get-out-the-vote rallies chanting “Consensus! Consensus!”<\/p>\n

Democratic-leaning voters have always been less disciplined than conservatives. Hispanics and young people in particular trend apathetic in most elections.<\/p>\n

The bottom line? If Democrats are still as uninspired next November as they are now, we could see a big shift in Washington…and here in the North Country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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