how can we ensure that we are the minority?
What’s wrong with the Democratic Party?
The main question of the article revolves around the party’s identify: liberal or centrist? Since “the middle” moves around a lot, the party should take a stronger stand in its core principles rather than continue along its “we’re not them!” model. Unfortunately, I don’t think that will happen; nor will the Dems muster up enough righteousness to go on the attack, even when they have a shot at winning something for the first time in 6 years.
One note: the article credits Jeffrey Goldberg with this statistic: the GOP’s base is one-third of the country; the Democrats’ base is one-fifth. This leaves 47% for “the middle.” This seems pretty similar to the Conservative-Labour-Liberal Democrat breakdown in the UK — I wonder how a third party for the middle 47% would change the political landscape here in the U.S. ]]>