Democrats Map Out Election Plan

[Judi Lynn]

Democrats Map Out Election Plan
Democrats Target Wage Hike and Security in Plan for 100 Days Before Midterm Elections

By LIZ SIDOTI

WASHINGTON Jul 26, 2006 (AP)— Democrats plan to press for a minimum wage increase and "tough, smart" national security in their final push to wrest power from the Republicans in the November elections.

House and Senate Democrats will hold a joint meeting on Thursday to discuss events planned for the 100 days leading up to midterm congressional elections and lay out their party agenda, called "A New Direction for America."

It's a compilation of positions the party has staked out over the past few months on income, national security, energy, education, health care and retirement accounts.

"We're going across the country to make our case," Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada said. "We're going to reject the divisive politics of the last six years, and unite America behind an agenda that works for all."
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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2240601

[blueinindiana]

1. They need to map out a clue ..

Coming up with catchy GOP-Lite talking points won't do a damn thing.

Unless Democrats face the reality of fraud at the ballot box they are just wasting my time and yours.

[Qutzupalotl]

3. Since when is a minimum wage increase "GOP-Lite"?

Or GOP-Anything??

[wyldwolf]

8. some people have just been programmed to say that...

[krkaufman]

9. Dem's certainly are not going to retake Congress ...

... by only talking about "stolen elections", "vote fraud", "blackbox voting", etc. Fixing the election system will be far easier once they've won, since talking about election reform is too easily spun as sour grapes when it comes from those who "lost" the elections.

[Gully Foyle]

2. Like this

[Demeter]

5. This Could Be Prophetic; or Pathetic. I Need to Run Spellcheck...

[GOPBasher]

4. I wish universal health care were still a top priority. Our health care

crisis doesn't get the coverage it deserves, what with all the other crises they've caused.

[mitchtv]

6. I agree, also Social Security, that issue is a pr oven winner for us

How about "Save and improve SS"?
We must hang privatization around their collective neck. Yeah ,I know the war is exciting to debate, but We Americans want this plan to succeed, and by now even Industry wants the nation to pick up the healthcare tab. I think we are ready now.

[OneBlueSky]

7. um . . . it's about this little matter of WAR! . . . n/t

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