What's really sad...
I've been reading the leftist blogs and pundits, and the general school of thought is that the Democrats suck because they're not far enough to the left. This amazing delusion - that somehow there's a great American undercurrent for --communism-- "progressivism" that's just waiting to break out - seems to be very persistent. It defies polls, it defies reality, and it defies common sense. Of course, reality isn't a strong suit with the far Left in the first place.