Interesting thought on the demographics of the Democratic party . . .?

Question

The Democrats have essentially divided into two separate factions . . . those who want to be right and those who want to win . . . those who think the manner in which we get from point A to point B matters and those who want to get to point B at all costs . . . What are your thoughts . . .? I see it in the demographic breakdown of supporters . . . do you? Personally, I want to win.

Answer 1

i'd say their supporters just aren't as united in their cause/s as republicans who vote republican seemingly no matter what

Answer 2

I think that we can have both and I really am not too sure I see the same thing in the voters. I think that most Democrats want to see a new direction as far as the war and government in general. Some people think that Obama may be more electible than Hillary because she is hated by a lot of people. Others see Obama as less electible because he is African American and some people are afraid of possible racism in the election. I say vote for Obama if you want the best canidate who has the best chance to win.

Answer 3

Wanting to win is the problem.

Winning is not what is necessarily best for the country -- all it does is feed into overinflated egos.

Today's Democrat party is a shell of what it once was.  Back in the 60's there were statemen.  Today we have bloated sots like Ted Kennedy, ineffective burka-wearing suck ups like Nancy Pelosi, and dangerous power mad people like the Clintons.  When did it all go wrong?

Answer 4

Doing what is good for America is not a Democrat option

Answer 5

There are several factions in the democratic civil war. First you have the left wing with George Soros who would like to pull out of Iraq. Already they have damaged the party image with thier own antics and rudeness. Also there is white/black issue brewing between Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton. Check the Drudge Report. By the way it was the '68 Chicago riots at the Democratic Convention which caused white Southeners to leave the Democratic Party.

Answer 6

And this is different from the Republican party how?  Frankly, both parties are split.  Democrats and Liberals, Republicans and Conservatives.  The Conservatives and liberals make more noise but don't represent the majority.  In my opinion.

Answer 7

It's a bit more involved than that. And it is easily detectable in the demographics of the delegates who are credentialed for their party convention. In  the past five Democratic conventions, over 80% of the delegates have come from government or non-profit organizations. That is in stark contrast to the days when those seated on the convention floor came from the ranks of organized labor unions, blue-collar ethnic groups and small businesses. The convention of 1972 may have been the pivot point. Since then, representation by the traditional constituencies has dwindled.

The same sort of thing has happened to the Republicans. The delegations are now drawn from the ranks of the Christian Falange who started taking over the drafting and production of the party platform in the mid-1980s, gaining strength every four years since then. Even when two of their secular leaders tried to identify the events of September 11, 2001 as divine punishment for America tolerating homosexuals the Falange was not openly denounced and told to find another political haven.

Now you know why I do not belong to either party.

Answer 8

You have a huge race fight on your hands. The Uncle Bills vs. The The African -American Community.