They've lost on the issue of wealth inequality.
They've lost on the issue of human caused climate change
They've lost on the issue of voter fraud.
They've lost on the issue of the effectiveness of tax cuts for the wealthy and trickle down economics as a whole.
They've lost on the issue of gay marriage
Last but not least, congressional republicans have the worst approval ratings behind not only Obama, but congressional democrats as well.
The thought of them taking the senate is not only awful, it is downright bewildering. You want the truth? Average joe Americans are idiots.
As the old adage goes, "
There's a sucker born every minute"
Republicans give this message to people that the Democrats are the cause of all their problems and if you let business owners do anything they want, you'll have a better life.
For example, take the working class and Union busting.
The republicans can connect with the working class because they simplify the issues to black and white. Democrats often times see a lot of grey in issues.
For example: Democrats contend that we need to cut down on carbon emissions but Democrats also believe there should be strong working class unions. When we cut back on carbon emissions, do we end up bankrupting the unions where many of the workers have their pensions? How can they have a decent retirement without their pensions?
Democrats see this as an issue to resolve, Republicans just say "Democrats are trying to kill your job!" Then repeat that over and over again. Democrats aren't trying to kill their jobs, but trying to find the best solution. But because of the simplistic framing of the message that Republicans do, they get people who don't want to divulge into the nuances of issues and only care about one thing, their job.
So then they vote Republican. Then they say "The union is trying to kill your job!" The workers see that the union has been good to them but the employer wants them out. So they start giving the employees more perks and benefits and then start to imply that we (the company) will take good care of you, you don't need the unions. Then republicans reinforce that message saying "Well there are laws on the book that protect you, you don't need the unions." So the workers starts to say they want the union out and then they get the union out by signing an agreement that they will not unionize ever again.
Then you start to see the employer starts to slowly roll back all those perks they gave you and then over time, you end up with less benefits and no raises. Then the employees figure out they are worse off than before but now they signed an agreement to not unionize and even if they threatened a lawsuit, the company will scare them and tell them they will fire everyone if they all don't comply with what they want. Some won't care but most will say "Something is better than nothing" and keep taking the hits hoping for a better tomorrow that will never come.
And the republicans' response: "It's all the democrats fault that your company is treating you unfairly." Or will use religion to justify their behavior.
And that's one of the biggest issue. Democrats have struggled to keep the working class vote. While it's great to fight for issues like marriage equality and abortion rights, people in the working class can be so devout to their beliefs that they will forgo their own well-being for some Utopian paradise when they die. So while the Democrats are on their side for their worker rights, they will side with the Republicans because of their belief in a higher being. You see in all the time on this board how the "Demoncrats" or "Evil Liberals" or "Immoral" is associated with Democrats and liberals. If the people you trust say these people are evil, then you are going to trust their judgment. Then if you don't get to know them, well "Ignorance is bliss." That's the issue at hand here however the message from the Republicans is waning with polls showing that Democrats are winning key toss-up races.
