Yes, billys friends are running the DNC. And every time I see McAulifffe I say thanks that he isn't speaking for Republicans. And carVILE isn't any more charismatic.
The Dems are still trading on the appeal of the clintoons (I never did understand that, but that's a fact). The Dems don't have any attractive spokespeople other than the clintoons - some like dashole, but he's busy self-destructing.
The GOP has never known how to capitalize on their own best assets. Right now we should be spending all of our energy promoting the most popular President in history (yes, he is!) and an almost universally admired First Lady. Plus the top notch Cabinet he has assembled. Let the trash get swept away without fanfare.
Let's take your trash analogy further. Trash, unless it is HAULED AWAY, has a habit of piling up, rotting and eventually causing disease. It leads to an unsightly community and a rapid reduction in real estate value. And rotting trash just attracts more RATS. Plus it encourages the neighbors to not haul away their trash either. And if the trash has toxic waste in it, as this trash does, its effects are long lasting and VERY damaging.