JIM WOOTEN:

For the life of me, I haven’t heard anything from any national Democrat that leads me to believe they’ve cracked the code on the South. Poor U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman tried — and for his efforts, he gets primary opposition from the left. For now, the national party seems to be attempting to build a majority on the terrorist threat that global warming represents and on opposition to tax cuts and Iraq. Won’t sell down here, folks.

Democrats could have a chance if they had a voice that inspired confidence on national security, if they presented a credible alternative to big-spending Republicans, and if they could be trusted to do anything domestically other than grow government. Get there and the Dems could win in the South.

He’s asking for reader input on what the Democrats should be doing.