[gopno1]

These guys (Akin/Mourdock) were definitely flawed candidates. Heck, in Missouri, Obama lost by 10 points and the state legislature became a supermajority for the R’s...and Akin lost by 10. Obama also got crushed in Indiana and Mourdock got beat as well.

As far as Scott Brown goes, well, he lost in a state that Obama WON by like 30 points, so it should come as no surprise. Comparing the Brown loss to Akin/Mourdock is apples to oranges.

One thing the Democrats do much better than Republicans is unify. I don’t see near the vitriol for the moderate Dems from the liberal Dems like I see for moderate R’s from conservative R’s.

[mrsmel]

You must never have lurked at DU. There are constant calls for the purging of the “centrists” from the party. The DNC is a villian to the “progressives”.

[cripplecreek]

I don’t see near the vitriol for the moderate Dems from the liberal Dems like I see for moderate R’s from conservative R’s.

That's because there's no such thing as a moderate democrat. "Moderate" republicans have moderated the GOP into a coma and don't have the balls to take on the party that actually needs moderating.