I have heard this argument before...democrats cannot pull together, they are weak, etc. I think this kind of thought ties back into the article I stashed yesterday about Thomas Jefferson's thoughts on selfishness and how the culture revolution gave victory to both ends of liberty.

"Victory in politics often goes to those who have the most energy and decisiveness, however wrongheaded. The Republicans have won these races for years. To paraphrase author and lapsed Republican, Kevin Phillips, the Republicans go for the jugular, while the Democrats go for the capillaries."