Progressives/Liberals/Democrats EVERYWHERE! Lend me your ears!

[patrice]

1. What you describe is the basic mechanism by means of which Conservatives know they will not

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be ABANDONED by their base, something that Democrats have NO assurance of. They don't know from one day to the next how much of their base is going to indulge in a freak-out and swear by all that is holy that they'll never back them again.

Look at what is going on on this board to see that this is true. I have seen numerous such cycles here. I guess people think the way to get things done politically is to threaten to not vote and not volunteer and not donate. Those threats have the OPPOSITE effect that their cheerleaders claim they do. Those threats DESTROY and DEFEAT YOUR ISSUE, because politicians can do nothing for those who are not there for them. Nothing.

Phone calling is the way that Republicans let their leaders know that they will not quit them. They have party solidarity. We don't and one of the reasons we don't is because "Democrats" refuse to acknowledge that they are part of what IS driving their party to the RIGHT by threatening ALL issues over a single issue and promising publicly not to vote or support party efforts. Those kinds of actions don't persuade any leaders to change their minds, they only drive them further to the right, because there's no need to do anything for those who have abandoned you, or will soon at the next opportunity, anyway.