Reply #22: DU is more left left leaning than the real world

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I don't think it's that voters aren't looking at the issues - they are. I don't buy the "sheeple" crap. People that participate in primaries are usually well informed. They are voting for who they feel is the best candidate, and yes, who they also think is best able to beat Bush.

Here at DU there are more people (far left leaning) choosing candidates for who will change the Democratic Party, as opposed to who is more likely to win an election.

For example, I wish Kucinich had more support, but he would never win the general election. He's get nearly 100% of the Democratic base vote but hardly any of the center or Independent and Bush would win in a landslide. That's just the political landscape we have to live with. There are more voters in the center than there are on the left fringe.

I didn't know about DU history of never picking a winner in the past, but I can see reasons why DU may not be representative of the majority of the Democratic public.