The aftermath of the midterm elections is still raw. I'm siding with Jon Stewart's assessment that it was a chickenshit gambit. Howard Dean put it more politely, "You can't win if you're afraid".
The DNC? They are going to rearrange their deck chairs on their Titanic problem.
If you haven't heard Chairman Wasserman Schultz on this subject you have an opportunity to do so here:
I only transcribed the last minute. Starting around the 1:50 mark:
...within the next couple of weeks, I'm going to name a committee of key party stakeholders and experts who will spearhead an examination of what went wrong and how the Democratic Party can do a better job connecting midterm elections. We're gonna look at where we fell short. We're going to identify our mistakes. And we're going to talk to the smartest people in our party and the most dedicated Democrats in the country to build on what we've done that works and find solutions for things that are broken. That's where you come in, because we are committed as a party to inclusiveness. We're gonna ask you to be part of this conversation. We're going to ask you for your best ideas and we're going to ask you for your patience as we test out new theories and try new ways of doing things. I'm going to report our findings by a DNC winter meeting early next year with measures by which you can hold accountable. If we're going to be successful, we need you to be part of this effort and to bring to this project the same dedication you've shown again and again this year. If you want to add your voice to this discussion take a minute to let us know. Thank you again. You will hear more from us soon.Mr. Wolverton has a phrase for this type of speech and it isn't very nice, but since the DNC is asking nicely; I'll respond nicely as I can after the fluer de Kos.