"Come on, Seven!"

The liberals' hope that Democrats can win back the presidency by drawing sharp ideological contrasts and energizing the partisan base is a fantasy that could cripple the party's efforts to return to power, according to a new study by two prominent Democratic analysts.

So begins an article from the Post.

UPDATE: Yikes. Here are a couple of other gems.

Their recommendations are much less specific than their detailed analysis of the difficulties facing the Democratic Party.

Consultants everywhere are cringing. And here's a brutal line:

They suggest that Democratic presidential candidates replicate Clinton's tactics in 1992, when he broke with the party's liberal base by approving the execution of a semi-retarded prisoner, by challenging liberal icon Jesse L. Jackson and by calling for an end to welfare "as we know it."

Did Algore say anything about that? "And an-other-thing . . . we should ex-e-cute a few more re-tards, like we did back when my party was in charge." Not that I'm not enjoying it, but as an editor, I think I'd give this story an attitude review.