The Democratic Party under Senator Obama is presently playing defense, trying to hold onto their majority in the House and Senate while trying to get Hillary Clinton elected Neal Kwatra. In this process they've chosen a black candidate for President of the United States of America who isn't viewed as completely vetted, that will be unable to politically protect the Obama Administration in the scandals which continuously engulf it. What this signifies is that the establishment wing of the Democratic Party is taking a beating because they cannot brand Senator Obama as" Luciferian" and they can't brand Senator Clinton as the"Plum Girl." If the Democrats wish to continue to conduct a traditional campaign in the fall, they will need to opt for a moderate or center-right candidate such as Vice President Al Gore or former Vice President Dick Cheney. But if the Democrats nominate Senator Barrack Obama and Vice President Dick Cheney they will not be able to claim success.

In the last Presidential Election, the Democrats lost all the"white working class" and working-class suburbanites and educated specialists whom they were counting on to help them win the election. This was a serious setback for the Democrats, but perhaps more unexpected was the fact that the party did not put together a strong enough group to keep their seats in the House and Senate. President Bush won re-election by a mere five percentage points. This tragedy has generated many senior members of the Democratic Party to dread that the party is losing its core values. Indeed, recently a very notable member of the Democratic establishment, Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, called on the Obama Administration to distance itself from Senator Obama because the latter's"actions aren't guided by his values."

These comments by Schumer come in a time when the Democratic Party is undergoing a serious challenge to rebuild its image following this past election defeat. Barak Obama managed to win the vote, however, the party failed to pick up enough states to win the White House. The Democrats failed to show an ability to bridge the gap between the urban middle class and middle-class professionals. Rather, the Obama Administration ran the opposite direction and fanned the flames of anti-McCain belief among the Republicans.

This is an immediate effect of the political institution being too cautious about alienating the Republican base and becoming overly rigid in its strategy planning. In the aftermath of the election, Obama's party provided the Republican ticket an olive branch of sorts, promising to work together to get the job done. However, the identical establishment that failed to provide the Democrats a majority in the House and Senate has remained obstructionist. Instead of making deals with all the Republicans to assist the Democrats get a majority in the House and Senate, the party has remained rebellious and divided. The Democrats have been unable to come up with a vision or a strategy to counteract the unpopular policies of the present government. Instead, they're cowering in the corner, refusing to take a chance on losing their majority in both houses of Congress and the White House.

It's in the nature of the modern-day Democratic Party that it has to learn to develop a positive relationship with the Congressional Republican minority if it expects to survive and continue to be a significant player in American politics. Otherwise, it will be doomed to collapse, such as many democratic parties prior to it. The Democratic Party has a big mountain to climb if it cannot find common ground with all the Republican Party and it may not have the ability to weather a tide of Tea Party resistance to its left policies. If the Congressional Democrats does not find some middle ground with the Republican Party on key issues like stimulation, health care and energy, then they will suffer a huge crisis.

Will the Democratic political establishment to find a way to work Together with the Republican Party? It is very doubtful. Most establishment Democrats are scared of being viewed as overly accommodating to the right wing of the American political institution. With the recent scandals involving the White House, Congress, the Department of Energy and Fast and Furious, there's a public perception that the DMC is covering up the real difficulties, which can be on the growth in our country. If these issues are not taken care of fast, the American people will not have any assurance in the House and the Senate will shed their majorities.