Reply #99: mischaracterization

[wyldwolf]

efforts to energize one party's base often energize the other's --a real problem for Democrats since the hard-core conservative GOP base is significantly larger than the liberal Democratic base.

This was a true statement in the perspective of the Republican smear machine. However, they never said mobilizing the Democrats' base is the recipe for Democratic defeat.

It was also taken out of context. You left out these parts:

We do not accept the idea that the results represent some sort of huge policy mandate for the President, even if he had a policy agenda to advance.

and..

Democrats, especially at the congressional level, need a new, clear message, that is positive, centrist, but unmistakably distinct from that of the Republican Party or the President.

Kinda blows your whole theory on the DLC being like the GOP.