I agree they more or less “spread the blame”...but the timing of this piece, and the dates and data used seems designed to tilt thinking towards some new hopey changey moves this week.
“I thought the spin was that it was as much the fault of the GOP as the donkeys, and therefore there is really no point in voting if you are going to vote for a Republican.”
I agree, the best they can do is spread the blame. This is the left’s way of admitting failure, without pointing a finger at Obama or the Dems, but by default, it blames all incumbents (mostly Dems.) It’s like the “Restore” Sanity” rally yesterday - the old ‘Hope & Change’ crowd, conspicuously minus Obama.