NP - OWS is Winning

[David Morris]

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2011_12/luntzs_occupy_advice033837.php

The Occupy protests seem to have captured the attention of one of the
top Republican pollsters — and they’ve scared the hell out of him.
Chris Moody has a terrific report on this today.

The Republican Governors Association met this week in Florida to give
GOP state executives a chance to rejuvenate, strategize and
team-build. But during a plenary session on Wednesday, one question
kept coming up: How can Republicans do a better job of talking about
Occupy Wall Street?

“I’m so scared of this anti-Wall Street effort. I’m frightened to
death,” said Frank Luntz, a Republican strategist and one of the
nation’s foremost experts on crafting the perfect political message.
“They’re having an impact on what the American people think of
capitalism.”

Luntz’s research includes “a pretty striking concession.”

This longtime GOP pollster, adviser, and messaging expert is admitting
that the Dem push for tax hikes on the rich has Republicans on the
defensive, and that Republicans need to come up with a better way of
obscuring what Dems are trying to achieve on the issue. He’s also
admitting that the public isn’t inclined to believe Republicans
represent the interests of the middle class.

No wonder Republicans are so worried they’re losing the message war
over jobs and the economy — they are losing.