Dems' Scare Tactic For 2016

Ten years ago, Democrats were demoralized. They had just lost another presidential race to George W. Bush in an election that also saw Republicans add to their majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate.

Then, as 2005 began, President Bush proposed reforming the broken Social Security system and Democrats pounced — pursuing a three-pronged strategy.

First, they denied that the Social Security program was in crisis. Second, they attacked Bush for wanting to destroy Social Security. And third, they avoided releasing their own plan to fix the program’s long-term finances, because they didn’t want to give Republicans a target to attack. The strategy proved effective, representing the start of a Democratic comeback that, within a few years, would see them fully in charge of Washington.

As this year begins, Democrats also find themselves reeling from an election defeat — and they’re hoping that distorting the Republican position on Social Security will once again help return them to power.

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