Until the Left adjusts to the paradigm shift initiated by GWB and Rove, their odds of winning nationally will remain slim.
What President Bush and Karl Rove did was to change the old political equation that said that you *must* win at least New York or California in order to win nationally.
No longer.
Under the old political school of thought, politicians with national asperations had to cater to the most radical of New York and/or California political power-brokers.
But no more.
Now the equation is reversed. If you want to win nationally, you have to win in the Heartland.
This means that politicians with national asperations have to have political positions that are acceptable to mainstream Americans, a radical change from the old style of politicking.
Catering to New York and California power-brokers is now a liability instead of an asset.
Suddenly the anti-gun and pro-abortion positions of the past are no longer the ticket to the White House, for instance.
In fact, politicians with national asperations had better know what the Lion's Club, PTA meetings, churches, and football crowds are hearing.
Which is to say: it's no wonder that the Left is enraged, in denial, confused, and depressed these days. San Francisco bathhouses and NYC cocktail parties are no longer the path to national power.