A Can't Lose Political Strategy

When your back's against the wall, and everyone is prophesying your imminent demise, your enemies crowing about how your days are numbered, as a party you'll want to come up with a sure-fire winner of a strategy, one guaranteed, if not to immediately turn the tables, to at least stanch the bleeding and start winning over converts. Obviously you're going to fight to the bitter end against tax increases for the top 2% of earners and demand cuts to Social Security and Medicare. The strategy writes itself!