Decades ago, Harry S. Truman (you may not have liked him or agreed with him, but you were never in doubt as to where he stood) said, "Betweeen a Republican and a Democrat who acts like a Republican, the Republican will win every time." The Dems seem to have forgotten this within recent times and that is the crux of their problem. If they offered a truly liberal alternative, it would be a whole different story.

Don Firth