Democrats only have themselves to blame for upcoming losses

[herding cats]

14. These are midterm races.

These are local choices, not national ones, no matter what the media is trying to pretend. Most of these races which are close are in conservative areas where Democrats don't all think like we -- the average national voting Democrat -- think. I realize this is a difficult situation to grasp, but what we're up against is a bunch of low information voters who vacillate with the pervasive emotion du jour. Yes, even a certain amount of the possible Democratic voters in these states fall into this category. Too often their apathy is generated by the media telling them they are never going to get anything better, so why bother voting anyway? I've worked these races, I've spoken to these people personally. I'm not imagining this scenario. This is really how fragile the psyche is of those who dare to vote against the grain in some of these regions. It's a tightrope to try and reach out to all the people there you want to help, and yet not blunder into any preconceived landmines due to notions some of the voters hold.

All politics are local, and midterms are just one of many examples of such. I just wish more people understood what it's like to work toward changing the mindset in traditionally conservative regions. I hope I'm not speaking from a jaded position, but for me it was like dealing with Stockholm syndrome victims at times.

Articles such as this one, they don't even begin to scrape the surface on what the real issues are in these races. The author understands business and economic issues well, but he doesn't have a clue about the voters motivations in the races we're fighting to persuade in these pivotal races.

No disrespect to the poster intended. I greatly appreciate your contributions here!