Public Agrees with Dems But They Don't Know It
Greg Sargent, Plum Line
If the public mostly sides with Democrats in the great budget debate, but Dems act as if this isn't the case and proceed as if it's a foregone conclusion that they will lose the argument, then did the public ever side with them at all?There are some numbers buried in the internals of today's Post poll that raise this question. To wit:* A big majority, 64 percent, thinks the best way to reduce the federal budget deficit is through a combination of spending cuts and tax hikes, while only 31 percent think the best way is through only spending cuts.
If the public mostly sides with Democrats in the great budget debate, but Dems act as if this isn't the case and proceed as if it's a foregone conclusion that they will lose the argument, then did the public ever side with them at all?There are some numbers buried in the internals of today's Post poll that raise this question. To wit:* A big majority, 64 percent, thinks the best way to reduce the federal budget deficit is through a combination of spending cuts and tax hikes, while only 31 percent think the best way is through only spending cuts.