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I believe she is referring to the left "having it right" about what those who vote want. She is advocating that the REPUBLICANS not touch any policies or programs of the left that the 38% of registered voters who actually vote support so that REPUBLICANS can get elected. She can correct my deduction if she finds it to be in error, but I believe this is an accurate accounting of what Torie means by "the Left getting it right."

Any discussion about how to energize the 62% of eligible voters who do not vote or even register is never considered by any of those people. I actually believe they LIKE the notion of a shrinking electorate, as long as it is the voters of the Left that remain the most active, and, with Democrat "get-out-the-vote" tactics, which are quite efficient and successful (Gore did get a popular majority after all) this acceptance of a shrinking voter pool by those people can be seen in the proper light. You see, we have two parties fighting for fewer voters, and a large number of those voters can be swung left. The Democrats start out with at least 40% of that 38%, and the GOP has about the same base, or at least they HAD about the same base. The "game" those people like the parties playing is to fight over the remaining 20% or so of the 38%. No one suggests working on those who have given up on voting at all.