Idealogy

There's a common belief these days that the Republicans are out of ideas and that's why they're in such trouble. Not just liberals are saying this--conservatives seem to believe it.

Nonsense. Whether or not they have new ideas, I can't say, but that's not why they're going to take a beating this November. It's simply because the public is unhappy about how things are going, and blame the Republicans. If the war were over and the economy humming, the Republicans would be sitting pretty.

It's not new ideas that are called for. And all the rebranding in the world won't help, either. What they need is to fix these problems. Of course, since these things, for the most part, aren't under their control, they're pretty much screwed.