Leonard Pitts: Progressives need more than a majority

Here's what gets me about progressives.They never seem to realize that they are the majority. Yet on issue after issue, the polling consistently shows that they are.Abortion? Sixty-four percent of Americans support Roe v. Wade.Guns? Sixty-seven percent want stricter laws.Taxes? Sixty-one percent say the rich need to pay more.Health care? Fifty-six percent want government to ensure coverage to all Americans.But it's not just opinion polls. It's also presidential polls. Republicans have won the po