it's more important than ever to work downticket
"The leadership now for the modern conservative movement for the next 20 years will be coming out of the House and the Senate.” Grover Norquist.
They don't care who is president as long as they control the other branches of government. Oh, if they get Mittens/Ryan in there, their wet dreams will happen faster. But Obama/Biden can handle Mittens/Ryan.
The question is will Obama's coattails be broad enough to take back the house and expand in the senate. That is what needs to happen. They had control of everything for too long. It's *our* turn now to turn back the tide, hard.
Every dem candidate needs to paint their opponent with the Ryan budget. That is the opening that will send rational independents, and even moderate republicans, to the sane side.
Pretty much everybody is either 1. on SS/Medicare, or 2. has parents/grandparents on SS/Medicare, or 3. expects to be on SS/Medicare in the fairly near term, or 4. realizes their turn will come some day.
Pretty much everybody is either 1. on food stamps or 2. has family on food stamps and doesn't want their grandchildren going hungry, or 3. knows somebody on food stamps, and 4. fears ending up there themselves if it hasn't happened yet.
They had their turn with Chimpy/Cheney. It's our turn now.