More "Disorganized Democrats" Narrative

Here’s a good one from Paul Waldman posting on The Gadflyer, http://gadflyer.com/flytrap/. According to the Washington Post’s Dana Milbank, Democrats are already busy figuring out who among them should be blamed for the inevitable defeat. “Sometimes it seems like certain Washington reporters have a quota of ‘Democrats in Disarray’ columns they have to fill, say once a month or so,” says Waldman.

Are Democrats really "busy figuring out who among them should be blamed for the inevitable defeat"? I live in Washington and I'm pretty heavily involved in left politics, and I can't say I've noticed a lot of Democrats busy on this mission. Let me speculate here for a moment. Here's the kind of interview that might make it into a story like this one. Intrepid reporter Milbank approaches Democratic Hill staffer. "So," says Milbank, "think you guys are going to win in November?" "You bet," says Hill staffer. "But let's say you don't," says Milbank. "Whose fault would it be?" "I don't know," says Hill staffer. "You never know what will happen. We could come up short for any number of reasons." "Tell me more," says Milbank. And away we go - next thing you know, Democrats are "busy figuring out who among them should be blamed for the inevitable defeat."

Here's a news flash, Democrats: The Washington press corps hates you. They think you're a bunch of losers. And the way to get them to stop writing these stories is not, repeat, not to be nice to them. Do what George W. Bush used to do - when he was working on his dad's campaigns and a reporter would ask him a question, George would walk away with a "No comment, asshole." Treat them like dirt, and maybe they'll start respecting you like they do the Republicans.