Reply #82: Not sure I agree with that. Most people are moderates...

[progressivebydesign]

they could vote either way, actually. The goal of both parties is to fire up their diehards, and to woo the fence-sitters. Party unity is a fine concept, and for appearance sake works for republicans because they've learned to keep their differences under cover, but party unity can only happen for the Democrats when we all accept that we desperately need the moderates. I see progressives here and there where I've lived. Unless I'm in a big city, most of the time the people are middle of the road, and the republican groups have much better turn outs than any of the Democratic groups.