Democrats have taken to the airwaves to try and stop what is likely to be a slaughter come November.

“WASHINGTON — Democratic candidates across the country are opening a fierce offensive of negative advertisements against Republicans, using lawsuits, tax filings, reports from the Better Business Bureau and even divorce proceedings to try to discredit their opponents and save their Congressional majority.

Opposition research and attack advertising are used in almost every election, but these biting ads are coming far earlier than ever before, according to party strategists. The campaign has intensified in the last two weeks as early voting begins in several states and as vulnerable incumbents try to fight off an onslaught of influences by outside groups.

As they struggle to break through with economic messages, many Democrats are deploying the fruits of a yearlong investigation into the business and personal histories of Republican candidates in an effort to plant doubts about them and avoid having races become a national referendum on the performance of President Obama and his party.”

But that is exactly what the elections will be about. Democrats are swinging at air here but unlikely to hit anything. Mainly because voters know that it’s been Democrats, not Republicans, who have been in control since 2007. Most economist agree that the economy began to take a downturn that year as well. Now with Obama having about two years in office with a Democrat controlled congress Americans can see for themselves their job performance.

Americans also know that during the last three years the scandals in Washington have been predominately involving Democrats across the country, not Republicans.

Democrats had better get a better message than “hey look at the other guy” if they have any hope of changing things around.