Instead, the talking points argue the meme of "it could have been worse," akin to the message that began filtering out through Democratic sources on Monday.
"It's easy to scoff at some of the spending choices made by the DNC on the road to a 2010 blowout. But it seems fair to interpret the money spent in a more favorable light," Huffington Post's Sam Stein wrote Monday. But "how much worse would the Democratic Party's fate be had it not been able to raise and spend such copious funds?"
This message now appears embedded within the Democrats' own talking points.
The Washington Post's Greg Sargent highlights the following from the points leaked today, election day:
*Democrats knew that 2010 would be an uphill battle for three reasons: 1) the party of the President historically loses seats in midterm elections; 2) too many people are looking for work or struggling to get by as a result of 8 years of irresponsible economic policies (and despite creating more private sector jobs in the last 8 months than President Bush did in 8 years); and 3) the sheer number of seats we're defending this year as a result of the successes of 2006 and 2008, including 49 Democratic Representatives on the ballot this year whose districts John McCain won in 2008.
*But as a result of the hard work of the President, Democratic campaigns, the DNC, OFA, coordinated campaigns, campaign committees, and committed Democratic volunteers, our candidates are more competitive today than in previous comparative mid-term elections and in the best position possible for success.
*Despite these historic and economic headwinds, Democrats are now positioned to hold onto the Senate and have prevented Republicans from yet locking down the seats they need to secure the House.
The full talking points appear below.
rest at http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/democrats-preparing-it-worse-talking-points-results/
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