It certainly SEEMS like democrats are more desperate sounding than Republicans.   That cannot be TOO bad for our guys. On the other hand, they have been shrill and shrieking for TWO SOLID YEARS (minus 5 days), so it is very hard to decipher any change in tone because they only seem to have the one.  And it is turned up to '11' all the time. This is NOT the AGE of NUANCE.