Democrats Urged to Abandon Election Myths

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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1189267

Democrats Urged to Abandon Election Myths
Analysts Say Democrats Must Abandon Election Myths if They Want to Regain Political Power


WASHINGTON Oct 6, 2005 — To regain political power Democrats must abandon favorite election myths, adopt a strong position on national defense and pick candidates who connect with average voters, two political analysts from the party said Thursday.

Political scientists Elaine Kamarck and William Galston, both Democrats, warned that the most important first step is to abandon beliefs they describe as "election myths."

The report, done for the moderate Democratic strategy group Third Way, compared the current situation to 1989, when they wrote a report that mapped a centrist strategy for Democrats.


The said the current "myths" are:

The belief Democrats can win if they just do a great job of mobilizing their base. Republicans have improved at mobilizing their own base, so Democrats need to do more than that.

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