This is the real risk that many here seem unconcerned about.
It's no different than when people go on strike. If the employer can find a way to replace them permanently, he will.
Instead of forcing the party to follow them and become more conservative, quitting on game day forces the party to replace them with even more moderates. Because the party's goal is to win elections and they naturally try to find a way to do that with whomever will help them win.
It's no different than when people go on strike. If the employer can find a way to replace them permanently, he will.
Instead of forcing the party to follow them and become more conservative, quitting on game day forces the party to replace them with even more moderates. Because the party's goal is to win elections and they naturally try to find a way to do that with whomever will help them win.
Exactly the way I see it, they don't realize they will lose all their relevance by behaving the way they are threatening to act.
Some of these short sighted folks don't seem to understand that when and if they pull the walkout then their thoughts won't be worth much in the future.