Indeed, there seems to be no front on which Republicans are winning at the moment.

"Winning" in a legislative context doesn't always mean affirmatively passing legislation your side favors. Accordingly, I respectfully submit that Mitch McConnell and his team are kicking the butts of Harry Reid and his team in the U.S. Senate, notwithstanding what would be characterized in hockey as the Dems' having a power-play advantage before cheering crowds.

Democrats have recently won back both House of Congress and are favored in all the polls to win back the White House and possibly expand their margins in Congress. Indeed, there seems to be no front on which Republicans are winning at the moment.

True, but you neglected to factor in the democrats world class expertise and skill at performing the circular firing squad.

Some Democrats fear that they are getting beat in the rhetorical battle.

This is unsurprising coming from a party with no apparent ideas to back up the rhetoric.

Luckily for the Democrat party, the Bush ideology that dominates the Republican party is so insane to most reasonable people that they are likely to benefit regardless of the rhetorical battle.

Is that a slip of the tongue there? From his perspective shouldn't the Dem message be common sense, even if it isn't sandblasted into a six syllable catchphrase?