Matthew, as has been said time and time again, by talking heads on TV and posters in this forum: this election is more an expression of being fed up with how the Republican controlled congress and white house have handled Iraq, to the point where we're willing to give someone else (aka, the Democrats) a shot at it. Do they have a concrete plan written on paper, that they all agree on? No, because they haven't had the need (or the chance) to create one. The first step was to get elected, and they've done that. The candidates have individually floated ideas around during their campaigns and whatnot, but the need for their party to form something comprehensive was not there. Being the minority party, it would have been a waste of time, since it would have been systematically ignored.
Now the Democrats have a chance to prove themselves. They could very easily screw things up, I'll be the first to admit that. It's an opportunity to do their party proud, or to show the country their impotence. Time will tell. The Republicans had their chance, and they blew it. It's time to explore other options besides "stay the course."
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