01-10-2017, 06:41 AM
(01-09-2017, 08:19 AM)Odin Wrote: IMO a big problem the Dems have is that there is a good portion of the Left that is very fickle and self-absorbed and prefers to throw a temper tantrum and sit out the election rather than vote for a candidate that they don't think is "good enough". We saw this in 2000 and we saw that again in 2016. Or they will have delusionally high expectations and will throw a tantrum when those expectations are not met, like in 2010. Meanwhile the Republicans get out and vote even if their candidate is a ham sandwich (or a talking yam).
I think a lot of this goes right back to the last 2T, the Democratic Party is still suffering from the loss of trust triggered by the 1968 Convention, as the constant hysterical screaming about the DNC supposedly "rigging" the primaries in Clinton's favor shows. A lot of people on the Left still assume the party is going to fuck them over and due to confirmation bias will always find "proof" that they are being fucked over.
All good points. I would add the party-of-cats meme too. Every group with an issue thinks that what they are advocating is paramount. They expect full support and devotion, yet they feel no compunction about leaving other issues and their advocates to their fate. The Dems are less a coalition than an aggregation with no common goals other than winning. Even winning is less important than being right.
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