Greedy Trial Lawyer
The Democratic Presidential Nominee Who Wins
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Memo from Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc. to the American Association for Justice:
Civil Justice Issues and the 2008 Election
From June 28 to July 3, 2007, Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc., conducted a national telephone survey for the American Association for Justice among 1,007 likely 2008 voters (margin of error equals ±3.2 percentage points). The survey explored voters' attitudes toward the civil justice system and the impact of civil justice issues on voting preferences.Americans are deeply worried about their nation's future, and concern about corporate misconduct is a major source of their anxiety. "Worried swing voters," who see corporate irresponsibility as a central problem, may play a pivotal role in the 2008 election.
On issues of civil justice, voters consider corporate misconduct to be a much more serious national problem today than alleged "lawsuit abuse."
Americans believe that the civil justice system provides essential safeguards for them at a time when corporate misconduct is such a serious problem.
In the electoral arena, the survey results provide strong evidence that voters will reward candidates and parties who support the civil justice system, and seek to hold corporations accountable for misconduct, over those who attack trial lawyers and favor policies that restrict access to the civil justice system.
I come away from the survey with an action plan for the 2008 election. The logic behind my ingenious plan is highlighted in this paragraph from the survey results:
Voters worry about their future currently vote Democratic (in a generic presidential ballot) by 32 percentage points, whereas those confident about their outlook favor a GOP candidate by 10 points.
My plan:
1. The Democrats must run a generic presidential candidate. If they foolishly identify a real person as a candidate the odds of winning will drop to zilch. Look what happened to Gore and Kerry.
2) I urge the Democrats to nominate a leader. Not a real person with leadership qualities. I am talking about A Leader, Someone We Can Trust To End Our Worries. This will avoid all the swift-boating. A Leader will be about the future, not the past. A Leader will not have to explain prior positions away.
Think of the money that will be saved for the general election by not wallowing through the primaries. Think how frustrated the Republicans would be without Hillary, Obama or Edwards to kick around.
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