http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/ en-us 2007-06-25T05:39:50-05:00 http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/archives/001720.php Mike Connery has some good news for Dems in his MyDD report on "Capturing the Rural Vote." Connery Highlights some data the Youth Voter Strategies newsletter culled from crosstabs in a Greenberg Quinlan Rosner survey, conducted 5/31-6/5. Connery reports that... steve 2007-06-25T05:39:50-05:00 http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/archives/001719.php Is all the time, expense and energy that goes into early political horse race polls and poll analysis justified? Maybe not, if Robin Toner's article in today's New York Times is right. Toner pulls together interesting examples and observations from... steve 2007-06-22T08:05:02-05:00 http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/archives/001718.php The progressive blogosphere and even the MSM has plenty of coverage of the Take Back America Conference, sponsored by the Campaign for America's Future. Rightly so, because it is not only a unique gathering of America's top progressive activists and... steve 2007-06-21T08:04:29-05:00 http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/archives/001717.php The battle for EFCA, the Employee Free Choice Act, will come to a head this week, perhaps today when the U.S. Senate takes up the bill. EFCA authorizes employees to unionize as soon as a majority signs cards saying they... steve 2007-06-20T07:12:37-05:00 http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/archives/001716.php DCorps has just released "On the Offensive: First Survey of the 2008 Battleground Districts," and the findings envision an "immense opportunity" for Democratic congressional candidates to win more seats in 2008. The survey, which included a large interview sample of... steve 2007-06-19T15:49:06-05:00 http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/archives/001714.php Business Week's Catherine Arnst reports on a new Commonwealth Fund survey comparing and rating health care services in the 50 states. Her overall conclusions are less than encouraging as evidenced by her article's subtitle "A state-by-state study shows who has... steve 2007-06-18T07:32:11-05:00 http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/archives/001713.php Political bloggers of all stripes, and Dem oppo researchers in particular, have an interesting post to read over at The Politico. The post, "Excerpts from the NRSC Campaign Internet Guide" includes a wealth of tips for campaigns interested in leveraging... steve 2007-06-15T09:37:27-05:00 http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/archives/001712.php Are conservatives or progressives a majority in America? You won't find a stronger case for the progressive majority, on the internet at least , than Media Matters' footnote and link rich "The Progressive Majority: Why a Conservative America is a... steve 2007-06-14T13:23:56-05:00 http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/archives/001711.php Charles at Political Arithmetik shows how poll reporting can distort political reality in his post on the latest LA Times/Bloomberg poll on approval/disapproval of congress. He explains that the LA Times headline "Approval of Congress Lowest in a Decade" overstates... steve 2007-06-13T06:29:03-05:00 http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/archives/001710.php Greenberg Quinlan Rosner's e-alert brings this good news about Dem inroads into one of the GOP's more supportive constituencies: Rural voters deliver a narrow plurality to a generic Democratic candidate for President: 46 - 43 percent. In contrast, President Bush... steve 2007-06-12T13:10:26-05:00 http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/archives/001709.php Thanks to MissLaura at Kos for flagging Senate 2008 Guru's link-rich roundup of upcoming Senate races. The Guru takes issue with the CQPolitics description of a handful of races as "safe" for the GOP and provides interesting snapshots of current... steve 2007-06-11T07:42:52-05:00 http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/archives/001708.php Ross Douthat's article, "Crisis of Faith" in The Atlantic Monthly discusses the phenomenon of rising secularism in the U.S., while Europe is becoming increasingly enmeshed in religious controversy. In one graph Douthat notes: Liberals have spent much of the past... steve 2007-06-07T07:54:00-05:00 http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/archives/001707.php The Pew Research Center has released what is likely the most thorough study ever of an often-overlooked constituency, "Muslim Americans: Middle Class and Mostly Mainstream" (108-page pdf here). While Muslims are a relatively small religious minority in the U.S. (.06... steve 2007-06-06T15:35:24-05:00 http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/archives/001705.php Washington Monthly has a mini-forum that should be of considerable interest to Dem campaigns, "How a Democrat Can Get My Vote: Advice from seven recent war veterans." The vets are nearly all writers, and their insights and tips can help... steve 2007-06-05T06:55:30-05:00 http://www.emergingdemocraticmajorityweblog.com/donkeyrising/archives/001706.php Chris Kromm gives both political strategists and policy wonks something to chew on in his Facing South post "Changing South: Half of K-12 students are 'minority.'" Kromm reports on the explosive growth of African Americans and Hispanics in the south,... steve 2007-06-05T06:19:41-05:00