Bernstein ponders the party's mixed messaging:
The Democrats have been oddly defensive about the tax issue ever since they ran on it in 2008. They failed to act when they had the votes in 2009, and they failed to find a way to use it as a campaign issue in 2010; now, it looks as if they may mangle it again in 2012. It’s a mistake, and if the Democrats can’t manage to get their act together, they deserve to lose on this one again.
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