With the Odds Against Them, Democrats Are Still Optimistic

The graft-ridden Democratic Party remains optimistic in its bid to secure 15 percent of the total votes in the 2014 presidential election, 6 percent less than the total that the party bagged in 2009.

“We are sure that we will reach the 15 percent mark, and maybe even exceed it,” Syarief Hasan, the party’s managing chairman, said on Wednesday.

“Surveys may show lower numbers, but with enough hard work, we’re optimistic about reaching the target.”




The results of a survey released over the weekend by the Center for Strategic and International Studies showed dwindling public support for the Democratic Party after President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono took over as chairman following several graft cases that culminated with the resignation of Anas Urbaningrum, the party’s previous chairman.

Yudhoyono accepted his appointment as chairman in March.

The party slid to fourth place in CSIS’s survey with only 7.1 percent of respondents saying they would vote for it.

J. Kristiadi, a senior CSIS researcher, said at a press conference on Sunday that Yudhoyono’s strength was very much backed by his image, which made him vulnerable as the leader of a political party and even more so as president.

Ideally, Yudhoyono should be backed by the success of his accomplishments as a leader, instead of his image, which he could very easily lose, Kristiadi said.

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