A new poll out today shows that most Americans do not believe that Democrats have a concrete plan for Iraq:

While voters in Election Day surveys said corruption and scandal in Congress were among the most important factors in their vote, the postelection poll indicated 37 percent of all adults said the war in Iraq should be at the top of the congressional agenda during the next two years. Nevertheless, 57 percent of all adults in the AP-Ipsos poll said Democrats do not have a plan for Iraq; 29 percent said they do.

We need to have clear positions as a party on such issues as Iraq, health care, and education. We do not have to lock ourselves in an ideological box but it is important that we know -- and more importantly that voters know where we stand on the issues. This should be a big part of the lead up to 2008.

Otherwise we are going to end up with lines like these from the NUCR's Dave Moberg:

We know we are better than that.