I don't go as far as to remove all culpability from those elected in office but honestly speaking, what have any of us really done to pressure our elected officials to be more progressive? I've seen tea parties get coverage and laughed at, and I've seen a shit storm of an August recess with people screaming for their America to be protected. Meanwhile, we sit here and discuss, track polls, play chicken-little, cheerlead, argue, and hurl insults on a forum. Most of these democrats have no reason to cater to us because we aren't vocal, and we're less likely to show up at the polls in the first place.
So yes, we are to blame as well.
You are one of the most (if not the most) vapid posters in this thread. You're only here to gloat that "your team won", and consistently duck out of any substantive discussion. I hope you're getting your jollies. I guess we can expect you to disappear again if things turn around, or someone starts posting graphs you don't understand.