Reply #43: I think there are 2 factors at work here:

[mondo joe]

#1, there is some concensus, fuzzy though it may be, on certain issues among democrats. There is generaly a belief in privacy. There is generally a belief in personal autonomy.

Certainly there are dems who do not hold to these, but they are generally true. So you might expect dems to hold these as standards.

#2, an incredible amount of misrepresentation of the facts has been put forth, almost all duplicating RW talking point. So I think it's reasonable to expect a backlash there.