Are Democrats in Decline?

Democratic strategist Doug Sosnick writes in a new memo that his party is “in decline” and “at considerable risk” when President Obama leaves office.

Said Sosnick: “Since Obama was elected President, the Democrats have lost nine governorships, 56 members of the House and two Senate seats.”

Politico: “While Republican branding problems get the lion’s share of attention, the Democratic Party’s favorability rating has declined by 15 points since Obama took power… With the likelihood of gridlock and near-record-low confidence in public institutions, Sosnik expects 2014 to bring the fourth change election in the past eight years.”