Expert: The Dems Will Stay Weak Until They Stop Obsessing Over Polls

Expert: The Dems Will Stay Weak Until They Stop Obsessing Over Polls

Democratic politicians are overly reliant on polls and don’t use them correctly, says Anat Shenker-Osorio, a political strategist who works with progressive candidates and groups both in the United States and abroad. In the latest edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon, Shenker-Osorio argues that politicians taking positions based on what people say they support in surveys isn’t effective because such polls can’t capture what messages and policie…