Another thing-—
You are so right about the folks-—only about 20% of America calls itself “liberal.” The problem for me is the 45% that receives government payments. I doubt that even half of those people consider themselves “liberal.” But many of them are dependent on government and therefore susceptible to Democrat scare tactics. We hear them every election season, though less in 2010 for some reason: “The dirty, stingy, greedy Republicans want to cut your checks. They want to eliminate Medicare.” Those are gross lies but old, vulnerable people are often frightened by them and will vote for the Democrats out of perceived self-preservation even when they might find the Dems morally repugnant.
It’s a challenge to beat somebody who uses scare tacticcs and offers goodies. But it can be done-—by hammering on the FACTS!
To prove the point, a story. Many years ago (1966) the wife and I visited her Grandmother who had a sister living with her. As we went into the house there sat the sister with her head in her hands, crying softly. There were some papers on the table. being just 22 years old and uncomfortable with this display I left the room and my wife stayed to see if she could help. It turns out the paper on the table was a Blue Cross bill for coverage in the amount of some $50.00. She was afraid ahe would not have the money to pay. here's the kicker. She has outlived two doctors and had an estate valued at $750,000 (remember this was the mid 1960's and the value of the estate inflation adjusted to 2010 would be over $5,000,000). People so become frightened they will outlive their money and have nowhere to turn and the Left constantly plays on these fears.