Conservatives play politics by Marquis of Queensbury rules. Liberals play by jungle rules.
Liberals unite behind a leader and don’t permit dissent in the ranks. Conservatives follow a leader who agrees with them on one or two narrow issues, not the overall philosophy, thereby fragmenting support.
Liberals are willing to make incremental gains. Conservative true believers want all or nothing, right now. Otherwise they stay home and the liberals win by default.
Progressives are willing to ask for the outrageous knowing there will be massive uproar AND THEN retreat to a position ahead of where they started... This makes them seem reasonable...
Start at 1... Ask for 10... UPROAR... retreat to 3... rinse & repeat
Liberals are willing to make incremental gains. Conservative true believers want all or nothing, right now. Otherwise they stay home and the liberals win by default.
That's really it. It's as if Conservatives got spoiled by having Reagan and anyone short of that standard doesn't deserve the vote. Or it's a "hold my nose and vote" attitude which really inspires the troops. Obama was against gay marriage, but that didn't stop libs from showing up in droves.