San Diego, California (CNN) -- When exactly did the donkey become an endangered species? Democrats had big victories in recent years, taking back control of both houses of Congress in 2006 and the White House in 2008. And, in response to those defeats, Republicans seemed to be wandering in the wilderness. Unsure of whom to be, GOP strategists have been wasting time locked in a completely unconstructive debate over whether to do more outreach or get back to the basics of conservatism. (It's not as if you can't do both those things.) Today, Republicans are still lost in the woods. But suddenly, things look even bleaker for Democrats, who seem as if they're headed off in a dozen different directions.
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Two Democratic senators dropped their bids for re-election this week
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Ruben Navarrette says suddenly the Democrats look more lost than the Republicans
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He says the nation is worried that White House, Congress are trying to do too much
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Obama's statement on terror plot didn't do enough to reassure Americans, he says
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