If you can not phrase the question correctly, you can not arrive at a correct answer.
The Democtrats stand for abortion on demand for any reason at any time. The American voters are begining to understand just what that really means, and are rejecting it, and with it, the Democrats that support that view.
The Democrats want to pull out of Iraq, and end the "war on terror", as if that is a real option. The American people understand that this war is not one of our making, and ending it before we win will just mean more Americans will die in this country.
The Democrats oppose any Social Security reform simply because a Republican proposes the reform. They know, as most Americans know, that Social Security as it stands today is broken, and if not changed will result in a bigger mess later.
So the Democrats know what concerns Americans, but have choosen to be on the opposite side of most voters on this issue. Unless they can convince the voters that they (the voters) are wrong, and they (the Democrats) are correct, they will continue to lose elections.
"The Democrats oppose any Social Security reform simply because a Republican proposes the reform. They know, as most Americans know, that Social Security as it stands today is broken, and if not changed will result in a bigger mess later.".......the corrolary of this always is that dems love our misery...which is where they see their opportunity.