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In reply to the discussion: A Short Note On The Democratic Party And The Progressive Left.... [View all]ljm2002
(10,751 posts)...that both "sides" here are guilty of name-calling. However, your post was aimed at the leftists here, not the so-called centrists. I am merely pointing out that it goes both ways.
Furthermore, there are not that many here at DU who frequently threaten to bolt. Sure, some do, sometimes; but in general, those of us to the left, after we get through pissing and moaning, will acknowledge that when it comes down to it we will still vote for the Big D candidates.
Finally, "the base" is usually construed as those who are the most politically engaged, and who care deeply about the issues upon which they base their own support of the party. As many others have observed, the Republican party pays attention to its right-wing base, and continues to veer ever more to the right; while the Democratic party ignores and ridicules its left-wing base, and continues to drift ever more to the right. So I'll stick to my leftist views, and trying to convince the Democratic Party to halt its rightward drift, TYVM.