Why Are Democrats Inept Politically?

I remain frustrated that the President hasn't been more forceful in laying out the differences between the Democratic budget proposal and the Republican alternative. The Republican proposal is so at odds with what Americans say they want and so mean spirited that it's shocking that Congressional Democrats aren't making hay out of the impact of Rep. Ryan's budget plan. Why the silence? The Republicans have gone so far around the bend that it should be easy for the Democrats to expose them as the party of the wealthy, who are willing to sacrifice the poor, the elderly and even the middle class to make life easier for people who already have more money than they know what to do with.