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In reply to the discussion: Party Loyalty [View all]1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)Self-identifying Democrats that self-identify as Liberal = 43%
Self-identifying Democrats that self-identify as Moderate = 36%
Self-identifying Democrats that self-identify as conservative = 19%
My Claim: Progressives make up a minority of the Democratic Party and a smaller percentage of the Democratic Base.
Proof of Claim: Moderates + conservatives (Democrats) = 55%; 55% is a majority of the universe of self-identifying Democrats.
(Note: The chart shows "Liberal" rather than "progressive", and because of this, I will concede that my statement is inaccurate ... The my substitution error gives "progressives" MORE weight than the chart actually represents, as the number of self-identifying Democrats that identify as "progressives" is likely far lower that those that identify as "liberals."