To: liberalnot
The Democrats problem is they need to appeal to moderate voters to win a general election but they need to also cater to the liberals who dominate the party's primaries. What wins liberals' hearts stinks with the general public. Its trying to square the circle. If Democrats appeal only to their base, which is around 20% of the electorate, they will never win a general election. In other words, if the Democrats insist upon being ivory pure, they'll be a powerless minority. That's what the debate in the party is all about: to reconcile dogma with the fact there aren't and will never be, enough liberals to get a Democrat elected in this country outside of California and Hawaii to public office.
24 posted on
06/21/2003 2:40:12 PM PDT by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
the way things are going, dubya might take california in 2004.
26 posted on
06/21/2003 2:46:36 PM PDT by
liberalnot
(what democrats fear the most is democracy . /s)
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