Polls show voters are not keeping up in the election , with Democrats even less enthusiastic . David Zelizer : GOP voters must deal with split between moderates and tea party faction . This election wo n't be like 1994 , when Republicans took control of Congress with a rightward push , or 2006 , when Democrats did the same with campaigns to move beyond President George W. Bush 's conservatism . Democrats are struggling with how to dissociate themselves from unpopular Republican policies , he says . Zelizer : Democrats for President have to decide how to try to transcend these struggles .
Polls show voters are not keeping up in the election , with Democrats even less enthusiastic . David Zelizer : GOP voters must deal with split between moderates and tea party faction . Democrats are struggling with how to dissociate themselves from unpopular Republican policies , he says . Zelizer : Democrats for President have to decide how to try to transcend these struggles .