And while the absurdities of the Senate don't always make it easy, the fact is they're still in charge, and hiding behind Joe Lieberman's wankery isn't going to change that.
Swing/"independent" voters will vote for Democrats on the hope that they'll deliver some goodies to them, believing that usually the Dems give the goodies to undeserving brown-hued people. Obama's been in office for a year. Where are the goodies?