This coverage has all been like nails on a chalkboard for me because of the same reason Jon Stewart and gang brilliantly highlighted last night with
"How will the Democrats #$@! this up".
The truth is, they already have. Did they use this opportunity to get the Dem opponents of O'Donnell etc. out in front? No. Did they amusedly chuckle on the air, looking like dickwads? Yes. Did they make the point that when niches vote, niche candidates get elected, and if people don't want to see the equivalent of Spock getting elected because only Trekkies vote, they need to light a fire under the voters' asses now? No.
Another thing I find painfully apparent is that the message of the Dems seems to be: look how bad the GOP is. There are so many important messages they could be using rather than a negative comparison. How about what Barbara Boxer is campaigning on, which is making things in America again, or talking about actual progressive results, like the fact that if you become overdrawn, you don't end up owing the bank your first child over being one or two dollars in the hole? There are palpable results of Dem legislation that the Dems don't have the good sense to book themselves on CNN to talk about.
If the Dems had a fraction of the well-funded GOP's strategic savvy, the GOP would never win another election. Unfortunately, as I've bemoaned before, the well-oiled GOP has big business' profit motive behind their strength and gusto. Doing the right thing for the people is never going to make anyone rich.