How did the Ds lose their mojo?

[BedellBrave]

Political fortunes can turn quicker than pundits sometimes suggest. As silly as it was of leftists to write off the Rs after 2012 and suggest that it was dead as a party, it's silly for those on the right to say the same sort of nonsense about the Dems. But a time of assessment for the Ds is probably a good thing for them.

What do you think they need to do better?

I think the "War on Women" strategy didn't work out for them this time (can we say, "Wendy Davis and Sandra Fluke"?). In the face of other issues that was a losing strategy. And it was overplayed.

Link: We've got a problem

 

[BedellBrave]

No thoughts you'd share? No suggestions?

 

[Gary82]

Aren't these things rather cyclical?

To be honest, I haven't been following politics much lately. I can't be bothered; I have other things that have taken hold of my focus and interest.

 

[BedellBrave]

When our team loses it tends to be. When the other team loses, absolutely not.

 

[Gary82]

When our team loses it tends to be. When the other team loses, absolutely not.

I'm not so stupid to believe that things aren't cyclical. But you're right, only fools overlook the ephemeral nature of power.

 

[Metaphysicist]

The Dems had mojo?

 

[Hawk]

 

[Julio3000]

Nobody has mojo right now. The electorate is either disenchanted or pissed off.

O won election in 2008 in more convincing fashion than another might've, but that election was the Ds to lose. He won in 2012 because of some combination of his campaign's ground game, lack of enthusiasm for Romney and some creep-out factor from the Tea Party contingent. 2014 was a fairly predictable pendulum swing in the opposite direction. Dems didn't have much to run on, and R's stayed disciplined in their primaries and nominated good candidates.

There's a certain amount of truth to the conventional wisdom regarding both sides right now. Dems don't present much of a vision, or any set of unifying goals. R's have a demographic problem with the national electorate in a presidential cycle. Can they overcome it? Sure. Will any Democrat be able to craft a galvanizing message? Maybe. Either way, nobody is really doing much to set the nation's pulse racing.

 

[acesfull86]

Pretty much agree.

 

[BedellBrave]

That right there is good stuff. Try a pork roast marinated in it and cooked with it.

 

[BedellBrave]

Nobody has mojo right now. The electorate is either disenchanted or pissed off.

O won election in 2008 in more convincing fashion than another might've, but that election was the Ds to lose. He won in 2012 because of some combination of his campaign's ground game, lack of enthusiasm for Romney and some creep-out factor from the Tea Party contingent. 2014 was a fairly predictable pendulum swing in the opposite direction. Dems didn't have much to run on, and R's stayed disciplined in their primaries and nominated good candidates.

There's a certain amount of truth to the conventional wisdom regarding both sides right now. Dems don't present much of a vision, or any set of unifying goals. R's have a demographic problem with the national electorate in a presidential cycle. Can they overcome it? Sure. Will any Democrat be able to craft a galvanizing message? Maybe. Either way, nobody is really doing much to set the nation's pulse racing.

What did the Ds do wrong this election? Worth hazarding a few guesses since this R thing runs deep - nationally and into states.

 

[57Brave]

Not particularly concerned about their mojo.
It is more about their spine and conviction

What happened to the passion of Occupy-Or the injustice of Trayvon Martin-
Or even the overwhelming support of Obama in 2008-12.
Not worth a nickel unless those things get supported during the off years.

Realizing more and more that is when the real politics happen.
Not the sexy politics but the real politics

I guess you could say (D) has been shallow in spirit and deed