Look, neither party is good at much of anything, but people tend to go with the simplest route to wherever it is they are going. With our representatives in Washington we are going straight to hell, and we want that to be a quick and direct journey, with no unnecessary stops long the way. Republicans are able to get their point across easily because - as the article points out - they choose "black and white" terms for the spin they are trying to circulate to their constituents, as well as some of the folks who watch the Fox News Channel on accident. Democrats, on the other hand, tend to try and push across the usual "we're speaking down to you because we're smarter than you" rhetoric across the table and the American public isn't having any of it. None of that academic think-tank speak means shit to a guy trying to support a family of 4 in Detroit, and the national polls are starting to indicate this.
Anyhow, here is a fun memo from the Democrats on why their message is so screwed up today - Try again
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