That's a nice fantasy, but I'm afraid you are kidding yourself.
If the media was more fair, the GOP would drift further to the left.
On the contrary, I think the country is more conservative than the media would have you believe. The only way for the Democrats to get votes in such a fantasy, would be for them to move further to the right; i.e., “moderate.”
I'm afraid I'll have to disagree. Most Dems I know are not raging leftists. They are average Americans many of whom have a special interest the Dems have exploited. Most of them are ignorant about national and world affairs. And concerning economics and the state of our economy they are exceptionally ignorant. One Dem co-worker blames Bush every time the price of a gallon of gas goes up. He well and truly believes Bush is controlling the price of gas for his oil business buddies. No explanation of market forces or the price of a barrel of crude will influence him. And he's got a lot more money than me, and I'm doing alright.
And he's not alone. There millions of Dems just like him who think they have it tough because they have to pay three dollars for a gallon of gas. Only when I tell them my Brit in-laws pay about seven dollars per gallon (and don't whine about it), do they shut up.