The Democrats did several things wrong. Their organizational strength appeared was a strong as could be expected, but
- They need to run a national campaign. The Democrats should run a coordinated campaign around common themes, and common appearances, and they need to hold it together and sell a unified image. The nature of the Republican party gives a more common theme to them naturally, since they are a philosophical party. The Democrats have to work at this and try to sell the popular issues that they win on.
- Barack Obama. Obama was told to keep quiet and hide in the white house because Democrats were afraid of his polling numbers. The fact is that Americans actually like Barack Obama when he's out telling them why they should like him. Hiding him from the public was a mistake
