Zogby: Democrats want leaders to make compromises to attract moderates

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Democrats want their leaders to make modest compromises on their principles in order to win over voters from the middle of the political spectrum, while most Republicans want their leaders to stand firm on issues, even if it means losing moderate support, the poll shows. While 61% of Democrats agreed it was better to compromise to win broader support, just 44% of Republicans agreed. Independents, by a 58% majority, agreed that softening some ideological stances to attract moderates was the best strategy.

The survey showed that 93% of Independents, 63% of Republicans, and 79% of Democrats wanted candidates who were independent of party leaders and were willing to compromise to get things done.

http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1050

Two critiques:

For compromise: http://www.newdonkey.com/

Against compromise: http://www.mydd.com/story/2005/12/14/20832/912