Old Hubert was a liberal Minnesota Democrat, yet today he seems to have more in common with Ronald Reagan than the current Democratic Party.
Judging by Obama’s two election victories, I’d say the Dems have simply realized faster than Republicans that “Middle America” is just a shadow of its former self. While the recent Republican victories are encouraging, there is no ignoring the fact that Obama won two elections (the second being much more frightening than the first - he was a proven failure).
The fact is that this country is much less “Middle America” than it was even six years ago; demographic shifts don’t bode well.