Its not they are ignorant. Because the MSM is on their side, the dems think they can score political points by stating "The administration must do (x)" to the public. They know the MSM will not follow up and say "The administration is ALREADY DOING(x)"
It has nothing to do with ignorance. It has everything to do with how the act of writing such a letter will be reported.
So, they are all plagiarists! ;*)