Reply #15: Dude.. ALL voters get used not just far lefties and far righties. [View All]

[Perky]

And the they muddle through the landmines where ever they wind up on the political battlefield. That is just the way the sausage is made.

But look at what Schumer said: the Far left of my party does not represent America or Our Democratic Party?.

The far left does not represent the views of two-thirds of the country (roughly). Nor is it representative of half of the folks who would call themselves Democrats.

Should the far Left be heard...of course but they are not the only view with in the party. To expect that is naive and to demand that is political suicide when it comes to presidential politics.

The difference between the far Left and the far right is that they have the political infrastructure (organizational skills, mailing lists and money) that the left is far too incohesive to achieve the type of loyalty that drives 75% or far right citizens to the polls.

Roll up your sleeves...figure out what brings lefties together with the millions of non-voters, who could easily break the back of the far right, and you get to decide politics.

Just realize you run the risk of alienating the middle one-third. So for every voter you wind up pushing to the GOP you are going to need to find two on the left.

Democracy is for those who show up. Create a message, find the attractive candidate, and get organized. The numbers should be on our side because the right is at full strength (75% of those identifying themselves as far right vote)

But when you do your political calculus just remember three things: McGovern, Dukakis, Mondale.

Now go forth and organize.