Reply #131: I think what we are really talking about,

[LWolf]

just you and I, is big picture vs small picture.

The small picture would be the individual candidate, and the big picture would be moving the issue by supporting a candidate more likely to win who might move partly in the direction you want to go.

I agree with this part.

Part of me is also looking beyond this particular presidential election...the even bigger picture.

Do voters support the democrats' move to the middle by going along, or do they use their vote to voice the direction they want the party going in general? If they want the party to move back to the left, do they support centrist candidates? Does winning the battle mean losing the war?

I don't have all of those answers, or even an opinion today. I'm thinking about it, though, and that's a good thing. Thanks for giving me more food for thought!

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