Restructuring of the U.S. political left

While the Presidential victory of President Barack Obama and the taking of Congressional control in 2006 by the Democratic Party (United States) is often called a victory for center-left principles over the center-right principles of the Republican Party (United States), the reality is by no means that simple, and, just as Republicans and other those of rightist ideology are undergoing a restructuring of the U.S. political right, there is increasingly a restructuring of the U.S. political left. Democrats, especially if they intend to keep control in the 2010 Congressional elections, must refine their appeal and positioning.