Was 2012 the election Dems should have lost?

[Pericles]

so maybe 2008 was the election to lose. There are probably 62-63 senators and 270-275 dem house members come 2011. Stevens probably gives up but he is either blocked or a consensus pick is nominated.

2008 was practically unloseable for Democrats though. 2004 was the one Democrats should be glad they lost, otherwise they never get Obamacare and a big Republican trifecta after 2008 implements austerity so the Great Recession is much worse.