To get elected, the Democrats must:

1. Recognize that most voters DO NOT live in urban centers and have concerns different from those who do (e.g. gun control issues, animal welfare issues, small business issues).

2. Refuse to be led into side issues and focus on the main issue (e.g. an exit strategy for Iraq and not "soft on terrorists", a solid national defense and not "don't ask, don't tell").

3. Demonstrate fiscal responsibility instead of "borrow and spend" or "tax and spend."

4. Stop being lead around by the nose and trying to be all things to all people (e.g. "animal rights", certain "environmental" groups and issues).

5. Focus on REAL problems and REAL solutions and don't be distracted from them. Clinton's "It's The Economy, Stupid!" is a very good example of that.

6. Stop using buzzwords and sound bites and start talking and communicating.

7. Start asking questions like "So, what exactly ARE these 'family values' you keep talking about?"

8. Recognize and respect the religious convictions of fundies.

9. Start working for community (regardless of size and definition) and not just constituents.

10. Show some guts and concern for the Constitution.