Why Would Democrats Move to The Right For Re-Election?

There is a bad habit that some Democrats display during an election year — moving to the right. There are so many reasons not to do this, but the bottom line is that it doesn't work. It didn't work for Democrats in the 1990's when Bill Clinton was president, and it isn't going to work now. It is one of these myths that seems to have entered into the political consciousness. Similar to the myth that cutting taxes for the rich will lead to the wealth "trickling down" to everyone else.

Why wont it work in 2010? Because Democrats can't move far enough to the right to satisfy Republican voters, who are currently represented by extremist Republican members of Congress.

A recent poll conducted by Research 2000 for Daily Kos demonstrates that Republicans are borderline crazy. A sampling of 2,000 self-identified Republicans found such crazy results as these:

Do you believe Barack Obama was born in the United States, or not?

Yes 42
No 36
Not Sure 22

Half of Republicans think Obama was born in the US or think it's a matter open to debate.

Do you believe ACORN stole the 2008 election?

Yes 21
No 24
Not Sure 55

One in five Republicans think ACORN is so powerful as to magically make 10 million votes appear. Another 55 are open to the theory. In other words, just 24 percent of Republicans have an even passing relationship with reality.

Should contraceptive use be outlawed?

Yes 31
No 56
Not Sure 13

Just a bare majority oppose outlawing contraceptives.

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