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Todays "Inside Politics" brings us a look into the minds of the people we are supposed to be worried about in the next two cycles. Reading thier list, you can't help but be struck by the fact that their "there" has no "there" there. Tax crusade "When, on this past weekend's 'Inside Washington,' host Gordon Peterson recited a list of issues Democratic congressional candidates could use against Republican incumbents -- 'you've got Iraq, you've got Harriet Miers, you've got Katrina, you got Tom DeLay being indicted. You've got a lot of ammunition' -- NPR reporter Nina Totenberg jumped in to...

The Democrats thought they could run against President Bush without actually running against him. They were wrong. They thought they could make the economy an issue without offering a coherent alternative to Bush's policies. They were wrong. They thought they could get their electoral base to turn out without explaining why it was urgent to stop Bush's program. They were wrong. The result is an electoral catastrophe, worse for Democrats than the 1994 Republican sweep. Then, at least, Democrats held the White House and could shape the political argument. Now, they have no power centers, no obvious leader. Democrats will...

Why the Dems are staring at the Kool-Aid (tm) cups. If the normal business cycle turns upward, as is always expected, maybe with the help of some Bush/Republican stimulus as a bonus, then the Democrats have no issues for 2004. It will only get worse for them. Add a Republican prescription drug benefit, continued crack-down/convictions on corporate fraud, and a steady foreign policy philosophy then Dems will really have to grope for issues. Pothole Repair? Collective Bargaining for Preschool Students? They are done. Stick a fork in their reason for being.