The proglem with the left is twofold: 1) they don't stand for much - just a lot of very loud bleating and bitching about the administration- no solutions, just bitching and moaning; and 2) the things that they kind of sort of do support are not backed by more and more of the population, such as getting out of iraq or unrestricted abortion on demand.
But it basically boils down to the fact that Americans like strong leadership and won't back a passel of weenies.
The left cannot escape the fact that they support unrestricted abortion, euthanasia (especially for "useless eaters"), eugenics, "normalized" homosexuality, and the "village" raising our kids. They cannot grasp that we KNOW their history- slavery, opposition to civil rights, the destruction of the inner city and its family structure- or that we can witness with our own eyes and ears their application of double standards and their bald-faced lies.
They believe with all their heart that only THEY know what's best, that we cannot possibly make proper decisions for ourselves, and that the "cattle" should be ruled by a small, self-appointed elite.
The biggest mistake they have ever made was underestimating the American people.