"The Democratic Party has increasingly had a problem as being perceived as secular fundamentalists."
Hmmmmm? Could that perception come from THEIR ANTI-CHRISTIAN ACTIONS ..?? Removal of GOD from everything; no school prayer; attacking the Boy Scouts; removal of Nativity scenes from public view .. etc., while forcing Muslim instruction and Muslim dress in our schools; allowing Muslim prayer rooms at schools, while Christian children are ridiculed for praying.
I'd say our "perception" of their attitudes and beliefs is right on target. If they want the public to BELIEVE something else about them - then their ACTIONS have to change.