If the Democrats wake up on November 8 having seized control of one or both houses of Congress, it will be for one reason - they had the better message.

This is ironic, since throughout the campaign Democrats have been accused of having no message. That is wrong. Their message is: "We're not them."

What their critics really mean is that the Democrats have no program, which is true enough. But, in politics, if you're the "out" party, you don't ...