October surprise?

[flpoljunkie]

October 6, 2010

October Surprise?

We are very close to believing that the 2010 election can move to a new place. Our latest poll shows the Democrats with a 6-point deficit—and any shift will have a significant impact on the number of House seats and the hold on the Senate. This conclusion and recommendations on strategy and message are based on a special program of weekly October polling aimed at producing an ‘October surprise.’

http://www.democracycorps.com/strategy/2010/10/october-surprise/


The strongest message is set out in the box below. The Democrat is the one who wants to change Washington so it is not run by corporate lobbyists and Wall Street, but works for the middle class. He or she supports tax cuts for middle class and small business and new American industries, while the Republican has pledged to maintain tax cuts for the top 2 percent and protect the right to export American jobs.

We have to change Washington. That means eliminating the special deals and tax breaks won by corporate lobbyists for the oil companies and Wall Street. (REPUBLICAN HOUSE CANDIDATE) has pledged to protect the tax cuts for the top two per-cent and the big tax breaks for companies who export American jobs. I'll take a different approach with new middle class tax cuts to help small businesses and new American industries create jobs. Let's make our country work for the middle class.

http://www.democracycorps.com/wp-content/files/October-Surprise.FINAL_.pdf

[Kdillard]

1. I like the advice but will Dems do it and follow through.

[flpoljunkie]

4. Have added to the OP what Democracy Corps thinks is the Dems 'strongest message'

[grantcart]

2. The key to the October Surprise is

To keep putting microphones in front of Republican candidates and ask them questions.

[Andy823]

3. Yep...

But that isn't easy! Seems like the republican plan is to stay away from reporters, except of course good old "FAUX" news!

[zbdent]

5. any "October Surprise" like those of old would have the "liberal media" hosting

all kinds of tea baggers and Repukes screaming that "Miserable Failure" Obama step down and let a "real man" take charge ... thereby ignoring all their calls in the rest of the decade of "ya kin't not switch horses in mid-stream, we're fighting a war, gawldamit!"