Reply #62: it seems to me that some of your basic assumptions are flawed [View All]

[paulk]

are you speaking for yourself when you say - "those who lost hope in the Dems would be motivated to vote again."? Because, as far as I can tell from the election results, there were very few Dems who sat this last election out.

And what do you mean when you refer to "attracting the base back to the party"? I have no idea what this statement means. If the base wasn't "the party" - how did John Kerry get the 2nd highest vote total ever? (and many believe he actually got the highest)

You seem to be coloring your arguments with some preconceptions that are subjective in nature.