Does "individual responsibility" include responsibility for our votes?

Almost everyone says there is too much "partisanship" in our politics. I agree somewhat. I think there is too much partisanship from the Republican side but I do not think the Democratic Party is competing effectively from the partisan viewpoint. That does not mean that the Democratic Party is void of partisanship. That certainly is not the case.

However, the tendency to agree with the radical extremists on issues where there should be no agreement does nothing but confuse the voters. They want to be "individually responsible" but they do not see enough of a difference to make them change their minds. Therefore, they rush to vote for people like the wealthy elitist, Mitt Romney.

Even when the Democrats disagree with the Republicans on some issues, they do not disagree with enough clarity or passion. There needs to be more of a distinction in the Parties stances on the issues, in my opinion.

I listen to what some of the right wingers, like Limbaugh and Hannity and Levin, etc, say about the Democratic Party and I simply do not see a response in kind. This does not help the voters. It only confuses them further. If they wish to be "individually responsible", then we owe it to them to give the best argument we can for our side, in my opinion.

I understand that nobody likes the infighting and the rabid partisanship, but if you do not fight fire with fire, then it will burn your house down. There are a few Democrats, like Grayson, Sanders, and Warren, that are willing to fight fire with fire, but we need more like them, in my humble opinion.