The Dems have been out of touch. Until someone takes them screaming and yelling on a course to the right, they will continue to lose.
It's safe to say that at the presidential level, neither side is "winning." It's, basically, a 50-50 proposition.
At the house level, the seats that can turn over are increasingly, partially thanks to DeLay, few and far between. In those districts which are competitive, the races are heavily about local issues. Not solely, certainly.
At the senate level, it's just not clear that a move to the "right" would generate more seats. That's true in Pennsylvania where Casey will be running against Santorum (if one defines the only issue as abortion, but not so on other issues, so it's complicated).
To argue the senate would take a careful look at the who is running, who is vulnerable, and what the issues are.
You could, back to the presidential level, equally argue that the Reps, having moved decisively to the right during the Bush administration, have to move to their left to capture the center.
Frankly, I'm waiting for Michael Bloomberg to switch back to the Dems and run for president. ;-) |
