First of all , I think the author of this article is overly pessimistic, and secondly, has forgotten that Hillary is not electric, and Obama is really a media created darling and an actual bore in real life. Has the author forgotten Howard Dean in 2004, who was the media darlin' ...aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrgahhhhhhhahhhhhhhhhhhhh!
I agree that Hillery & Obama are both pretty pi$$-poor candidates & the fact that we might lose to them is even more pathetic. But here's the thing that Rudy's supporters don't get - if an actual donkey were running for President on the dem's side - they would be excited about it & stand together & vote for it come election day (come to think of it, that might be an improvement over the 2 current candidates there).
Even if they hate Hillery, they will still vote for her - not cross over & vote for Rudy. Republicans actually try to vote for someone that represents their core principles & that's why we're constantly in-fighting. That can be good & bad. Now, before the primaries, are the proper time for us to duke it out & sort out who becomes our eventual candidate - after that, we will have to unite to win.
The biggest problem with us losing lately, is that we are not presenting a clear difference from the other party. They are liberal - we need to be conservative!