I'm not a political consultant, obvs, but it strikes me that every Democrat running for office should simply ask their Republican opponent "what problems do you think government can help solve, and if elected, how do you propose to solve them?" Few contemporary Republicans could give a good answer.

As the old joke goes, an American diplomat and Soviet diplomat met up, and the American says "I really admire your country's propaganda." The Soviet says, "True, it is good, but it is nothing compared to American propaganda." The American, confused, responds "We don't have propaganda."