As in, Republicans are dumb...... the reasons Democrats lose, when they do, is that they completely misjudge the intellect of the Republican party. They conjure up visions of rednecks, idiots, hillbillies, and the like. In reality, they fail to realize that it is their base who are the northern, left-coast and urban equivalent of what they ascribe to Republicans.
Most Americans have no attention spans and they want an answer in the shortest time possible. How many times have you spoken to someone who has a broad vocabulary, but you get annoyed listening to him/her because they never get to the point. They are far too busy trying to impress us with their knowledge.
These Liberals will never get it.