Reply #3: Hope he's right.

[spicegal]

But as we all know, the Republicans are the masters of spin, sound bites, and slogans, all of which goes a long way toward influencing public opinion. If Dems/progressives don't do a better job at PR and education, we're screwed. And yes, the message needs to be "dumbed down" for the masses. Most Americans have the attention spans of gnats, or their lives are already so complicated and busy, they don't have the time or interest in really finding out what's going on.