I don't believe that Mara is misguided. She's been in this game too long and she's too smart to always have to be bending over backward to make sense out of liberal logic.
Most liberals like Eleanor Clift, Malveaux, or Estrich just make me sick to my stomach. But I've listened to Mara on NPR for years on my way home from work (radio only gets a few stations!) and I don't find her revolting. Yes, a consistent liberal slant but not repulsive!