Reply #11: I guess reading comprehension isn't your strong suit? Since when is a

[Tarheel_Dem]

single Congress person elected nationally? :crazy: The democratic party has had every opportunity to nominate someone in the mold of the folks you named, and what happens everytime? We don't. And there's good reason for that. No matter how we feel ideologically, we know that "electability" is key. If you can't elected, you're pretty much useless.

Last time we had the opportunity to choose a Kucinich or an Edwards (really dodged the bullet there), but we went with someone who could appeal to the all important Independent. Neither party can win with only its ideological base, and that's where moderates, Independents, and the dreaded "centrists" come into play.

My question to you is, WTF do the ideological purists and third party advocates do between presidential elections? They show up, every four years, make a lot of noise, and go into hiding until the next presidential election. Too fucking sorry to do the hard work required to actually build a ground up party of their own, but insist on trying to coopt the infrastructure built over generations, by the Democratic Party. You'll forgive me if I don't buy the sporadic activism that drives the chronic malcontents. I think a good deal of it is about attention. :hi: