Blame Bush is Not a Winning Strategy

Somebody polled it and there's bad news all around for Democrats (from The New Republic):

NBC/WSJ:


Do you think if Republicans win control of Congress in November they will return to the economic policies of George W. Bush or do you think they will have different ideas for how to deal with the economy?


Policies of George W. Bush 35


Different ideas 58


Not sure 7


Do you think if Democrats maintain control of Congress is November they will continue with the economic policies of Barack Obama or do you think they will have different ideas for how to deal with the economy?


Policies of Barack Obama 62


Different ideas 32


Not sure 6


This is a double dose of bad news for Democrats. First, the entire premise of their fall campaign is that a vote for Republicans means returning to the bad old days of the Bush administration. Unfortunately for them, most Americans disagree. Unless voters can be persuaded that their assessment of today’s Republicans is mistaken, the Democrats’ attack seems fated to fall flat. Second: As we have seen, the electorate tends to believe that continuing Obama’s economic program would do more harm than good. Unfortunately, they also believe by a 2 to 1 margin that if they leave Congress in Democrats’ hands, Obama’s program is what they’ll get.

Good luck with that strategy. The voters aren't as stupid as the Democrats hoped.