I'm sorry, but Democrats have to be innovative. When the Coach keeps losing ground, and the strategy going forward seems to be more of the same: the Coach has got to go.
Harry Reid has had the reins through GWBush's and Obama's terms and we keep getting compromised out of our positions. Outmaneuvered. It's time for the old patterns to be wiped clean, and start with a fresher perspective. Reid's married to comity; but, there's no current comity with the GOP. They shut down the government, degraded our credit rating... and won because the website didn't startup right? Seriously? Who is watching the place? Reid's got a handful of successes or gotchas against McConnel in the minority - McConnel has dozens of wins against Reid in the majority.
It took forever to change the Senate filibuster rules, which "made sense" when you think the other side would play by the rules. But, they don't; so we need fresh rules, and fresh players.
Reid will be voted out or retire soon. Who would take the job?
I'd like to make Boxer to be the new Minority Leader to fire up the base for 2016. You know Fox/Ailes, Koch, De Vos, Petersen are all lining up to tar/feather and totally destroy Hilary in 2015 (it's already started). We need a real fighter in the Senate; time for Harry to hang up his gloves!
{I know I don't ever publish diaries, but this one gets me motivated}