Reply #7: Welllllllll....

[CardInAustin]

First off, let me say that just criticizing and opposing the Republican agenda is worth a LOT in my book. But it is not enough to win back the public at large.

I think the Democrats do have many good ideas, but they lack the ability to bring it home to the public in one coherent message. Yes, I know that issues are complex, and speaking of them in terms of black and white is simplistic and wrong-headed....but you go to elections with the population you have....not the population you wish you had. The democrats need to find a core simple message that gives the public a good understanding of where they stand. "Not republican" isn't good enough.....at least not when the right has about 20-25% of the American Public that would vote for a Rep candidate not matter what.

Lesson to be learned from past elections....Republican failures do NOT equal success for Democrats at the polls.