Ghost of Meldrim Makes Appearance in NHDP Strategy

by: Dean Barker

Thu Sep 10, 2009 at 06:03:13 AM EDT
Nothing surprising here, since I've seen it used numerous times in party talking points, but for the record, it's official party strategy, as released to DiStaso from an NHDP internal memo, the "Incumbent Protection Program":
"When beginning any discussion, letter to the editor, or interview with a reporter, House members need to first frame the debate using the following terms:

'In these tough economic times, House Democrats have worked hard to create jobs and fix our economy without a broad-based tax.'"

Brunelle says that "voters care about representatives that are going to do everything they can to better our current economic conditions without implementing a broad-based tax. Thus far, the House Democratic Caucus has done just that. Also, if nothing else is printed in a newspaper other than our lead point, we win."

I look forward to a day, not realizable until, at a minimum, January 2013, when we win without taking a pledge from one of the most radical right-wing governors not only in New Hampshire, but American history.

Someday.

Adding: an interesting general question for state or national matters.  If one's party controls the executive branch, does the party's strategy reflect the executive's policy? If policy began to shift on, say, Afghanistan, among the US House in sizable numbers away from POTUS, what does the DNC do?
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