Democrats Concerned About 2010 Elections

Those in loonyland are not pleased with their candidate, President Barack Obama. He is not liberal enough for them. I kid you not.

Read from The Hill:

Liberals warn Obama that base may skip midterm elections
By Alexander Bolton

"Prominent liberal activists are warning Democratic leaders that they face a problem with the party’s base heading into an election year.

The latest issue to roil relations between President Barack Obama and the liberal wing of the party is his decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, which liberals fear could become a debacle like Vietnam.

The left is also concerned the administration and party leaders have drifted too far to the center or are caving in to non-liberal interest groups in key policy battles, including healthcare reform, climate change and energy reform and financial regulatory reform. In some cases, liberals fear the White House is backing away entirely from core issues, such as the closing of the Guantánamo Bay detention camp and ending the 'Don’t ask, don’t tell' policy that prevents gays and lesbians form serving openly in the military.

A new poll commissioned by Daily Kos, a prominent liberal blog, found that the Democratic base has lost a lot of enthusiasm since the 2008 election.

The survey by Research 2000 found that only 56 percent of Democratic respondents said they would definitely or probably vote in the 2010 congressional elections, compared to 40 percent who said they would definitely or likely not vote. Republican voters were much more enthusiastic by comparison, posting an 81 percent to 14 percent split.

Those numbers are alarming for Democrats as various polls show anti-incumbent sentiment growing among voters. A new survey by Democratic strategists Stanley Greenberg and James Carville shows that independent voters are losing faith in Obama’s handling of the economy.

'This is about the economy, and it is not pretty,' the strategists concluded. 'The Democrats’ biggest loss has come on who would do a better job handling the economy.'...."