Are You Better Off?

"'Looking ahead for the next few years, which political party do you think will do a better job of keeping the country prosperous?'
"This is the granddaddy of political polling questions not just because it is venerable but because it has earned its keep. If you had to pick only one political indicator as the most fundamental of all, this would be a good choice—because, to a first approximation, the party of prosperity is the default majority party."

Jonathan Rauch in Reason explains how the Democrats could become the "party of prosperity" once again.