Yesterday I received a request from the Democratic Party to take a survey. I found it interesting enough, and my answers revealing enough, to share, and I hope other Democrats answer it as well.
How do you feel about the work the Democratic Party is doing now?:
1 Extremely Negative 2 3 4 5 Extremely Positive
How do you feel about the work the Democratic Party has done in the past?:
1 Extremely Negative 2 3 4 5 Extremely Positive
How important would you rate the following issues?
Job creation and strengthening the economy:
1 Least Important 2 3 4 5 Most Important
Health insurance reform:
1 Least Important 2 3 4 5 Most Important
Clean energy:
1 Least Important 2 3 4 5 Most Important
Education reform:
1 Least Important 2 3 4 5 Most Important
Wall Street reform:
1 Least Important 2 3 4 5 Most Important
Immigration reform
1 Least Important 2 3 4 5 Most Important
Which issue is the most important to you?:
Other
If "Other", please tell us which issue is most important to you:
Having the spine not to cave in to Republicans
How would you rate the quality of the Democratic Party website (www.democrats.org)?:
1 Very low quality 2 3 4 5 Very high quality
Do you know or work with your local Democratic Party?:
Yes No
How likely are you to participate in the Democratic Party’s next online activity (letter to the editor, online petition) on an issue that’s important to you?:
1 Very unlikely 2 3 4 5 Very likely
Do you identify yourself with any of the following groups? (Check all that apply):
African Americans
Americans Abroad
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Business Owners/Entrepreneurs
Environmentalists
Healthcare Professionals
Labor
Latinos/Hispanics
LGBT
Native Americans
People of Faith
People with Disabilities
Seniors
Students
Veterans
Young Professionals
How would you categorize yourself politically?:
Very Progressive
Are you a fan of the Democratic Party on Facebook?:
Yes No, but I use Facebook I don’t use Facebook
Do you follow the Democratic Party on Twitter?:
Yes No, but I use Twitter I don’t use Twitter
How would you describe the current political climate? (Optional):
One in which the Democratic Party keeps proving the common wisdom that giving in to terrorist demands of hostage takers makes them more likely to take hostages and more recalcitrant in negotiations.
What do you believe the Democratic Party stands for? (Optional):
Surrender
Why are you a Democrat? (Optional):
Because you are the only viable alternative to Republicans, who are far worse.
The way I see it, they have no chance to fix it, unless we tell them what’s broke. You can Take the Democratic Party survey here, if you are a Democrat.
13 Responses to “Telling the Truth to the Democratic Party”
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Quite right, Tom. My answers are just about the duplicates of yours.
Happy Holidays!
Marva, I’m not surprised and backatcha.
TomCat,
Mine pretty much echo yours as well. Hey if this agreeing continues you may end up a Raider fan. The rumor that donning a Raider hat causes one’s head to do a Linda Blair and swivel all the way around is unfounded, although deep cursing and levitation sometimes occurs.
Oso, in the end we usually do agree. The difference between is the process we use to get there.
The last answer is the only one that counts. It says that the others you gave are irrelevant.
It says, in effect, “Go and sin some more”. Because, no matter what, I am a Democrat whatever being a Democrat means … even if it becomes a complete oxymoron.
Welcome, PH. Don’t you think it’s a bit judgmental to dismiss the rest of my answers? As a Democrat, I effect the choices we make through the primary process, but I remain open to voting for someone else, if that person is a viable candidate with some chance of winning. If you have another idea, I’d love to hear it, but the other alternatives I see are casting a throwaway protest vote, not voting, or voting Republican. All three result in the same thing: helping put Republicans in office. That is worse than oxymoronic. It’s moronic.
I like this survey much more then the Republican surveys I keep getting in the mail. The conservative surveys always ask questions like “Are you for the health care reform legislation that will bankrupt America, or are you against it?”
Good point. Republican polls are push polls designed to influence what their sheeple think. This poll follows top standards to discover what people think.
I just finished the survey. I gave a lengthy response chastising the Democrats for their inability or unwillingness to stand up to the GOP. Hopefully someone listens…
Thanks Kevin.
I will fill out the survey later, but I’m sure my answers will be pretty close to yours.
Thanks, Lisa.