Refighting the Old Fights

You'd think after getting shellacked in the last 3 national elections that the Dems would consider looking for some new ideas. The ideas they've been promoting lately simply don't resonate with the voters (ask Tom Dashle how well they worked).

But no, the REAL answer, according to Paul Sabin in today's Boston Globe, is to refight the old fights. That'll bring those swing voters around!

The problem with this argument is that the voters have already rejected the old ideas, and repackaging them will not make people fall in love with bad ideas. Refighting the old fights simply confirms for voters that Dems are not ready to fight the future fights.