Are you a member of the "Democratic Base"?

[RiverStone]

I'm not sure anymore what the base of the party is, where it is located, and who is in it.

Are you? :shrug:

[IndianaJones]

1. According to some, yes. Others, no. nt.

[TwilightGardener]

2. I guess not. I'm not that die-hard. I'm a Democrat mostly because

I'm not a Republican. But I'm too far right to be "the base".

[babylonsister]

5. You're right, not left? Or do you think you're correct? nt

[TwilightGardener]

26. I'm a rightward-leaning, somewhat conservative Dem--I guess the base

would be the left side of the party.

[onenote]

3. since I've never voted for anyone other than a Dem in 36 years of voting, i say yes

[DeepModem Mom]

4. I consider myself a pragmatic member of the Democratic base. nt

[CTyankee]

36. That's a good way of putting it. Me, too! n/t

[babylonsister]

6. I'm a member, because the alternative is so infinitely worse. nt

[MannyGoldstein]

7. "I'm Not A Member Of An Organized Political Party...

...instead, I'm a Democrat"
- Will Rogers

Actually, I'm a Liberal. Even an http://blueworksbetter.com/EisenhowerFlamingLiberal">Eisenhower Republican is OK by me.

[EFerrari]

14. Lol! Any club that would have me needs reorganizing.

Oh, forget it! :)

[tyedyeto]

28. The 'old' Groucho Marx line....

"I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member."

[EFerrari]

40. That's right. I tried unsuccessfully to merge it into

the other quotation.

But, it's still probably true. lol

[superkia]

8. Clinton leads the polls, if thats the base, Im far from it.

[Disturbed]

9. No. I am a member of the Green Party.

I think that all Progressives should join it. :-)

[RiverStone]

The MSM refers to "the base" supporting HRC

I don't know those people - none of my Dems friends (or myself) are members of the base using an "affinity for Clinton" as a barometer.

I do feel a connect with the The Congressional Progressive Caucus - they seem to reflect my views within the party - but I'm not sure they represent the base (or what the MSM defines as the base).

http://cpc.lee.house.gov/index.cfm?SectionID=2&ParentID=0&SectionTypeID=2&SectionTree=2

[Blashyrkh]

10. No. Your laws prevent citizens from other countries from voting in US elections.

Metaphorically speaking, the answer is still no. I'm prefer real liberals, not pretend ones.

[catnhatnh]

11. Hmm...Al Quaida MEANS "The Base"....

....are you implying I may be one of them "Democratic Al Quaida" types the Repubs keep complainin' about??? Well-you MIGHT be right...

[dysfunctional press]

12. i like to think so-

but if support for a nominee hrc is required...then, no.

[saltpoint]

13. As long as it's not Zell Miller, we're heading in a good direction.

Parties change. Platforms get tweaked, tossed out, added anew, amended, and so forth.

History lays down its hand on the poker table and the parties respond. It's more that way than the other way around.

Lincoln's Republican Party ain't Jeff Sessions' Republican Party.

Strom Thurmond began as a Democrat.

I don't think he and Paul Wellstone would have shared a common worldview.

Beats me who the "base" is exactly. Demographics aside, I think it's the more adaptable among those with influence rather than a particular income group or world-view population.

And History is usually the one with the foresight.

[TreasonousBastard]

16. Pretty much what I think, but you got here first. n/t

[saltpoint]

17. TreasonousBastard, you're there first on a hell of a lot of stuff around this

place.

I'll buy you a cyber beer that says so, too.

:toast:

[tom_paine]

15. The Democratic Party doesn't have a base anymore

I becomne more convinced of that sad truth every day.

They are a hologram of an opposition party, and I begin to suspect that in many ways they are a subsidiary of the Bushies, and one day will be one in fact.

Therefore, and considering that 74% of Americans have 0% representation, and considering that the Democratic Leadership (with a very few exceptions) seems to loathe it's dirty, smelly, hippie base, I would have to say that no one belongs to the Democratic Base anymore.

[saracat]

18. My guess is the "real " base is a combination of all those who support someone other than Hillary

for the Dem nomination! But I must be mistaken.The polls tell me so!:sarcasm:

[RiverStone]

20. I share your guess...

But alas saracat, I think in this case the tail is wagging the dog.

The MSM is the tail --- or should I say a "fairy tale". I don't believe any of their poll bullshit, but John Q Public believes what that stupid box on his TV stand tells him. The polls are driven by corporations which are driven by $$$$$. Show me the $$$ and I'll show you the leader in the polls.

[saracat]

21. Ordinary I'd agree but it seems Obama has more dollars and donors and yet she leads?

I think this has more to do with Murdoch and MSM than dollars at the moment but that is just a guess.

[EFerrari]

19. "democratic base" is an oxymoron.

[Hippo_Tron]

22. Yup

I'll bitch about them plenty but at the end of the day I vote Democratic.

[RiverStone]

23. me too!

Though it feels as if the base has shifted right --- even to the point of blurring lines between the rethugs and Dems at times.

But I'm a life-long Dem voter, and could NEVER imagine voting rethug.

Yet, AFTER we get a DEM President, if it is Hillary --- I can imagine supporting a new Progressive 3rd Party. But first things first, we must kick the lying puke bastards out of The White House. Of that, I feel most passionate!!!

[AuntPatsy]

24. I consider myself part of the human race....why do we always need to be divided?

[pinto]

25. I'm a Democrat, as are the majority of registered voters.

That's a pretty broad base, doncha think.

:kick:

[RiverStone]

27. Then why is it DU seems out of sync...

With what the MSM defines as the base of the Democratic party?

Or better yet, they are out of sync with us!

It really feels to this voter that we are in a tug of war - you have the wonderful likes of Dennis Kucinich or Russ Feingold (add the Out of Iraq Caucus) VS the party establishment: Hillary Clinton, Harry Reid, the DLC - the party/corporate - and all their compromising --- on IWR and total non-negotiation on the impeachment question.

In the end, for the 2008 election anyway, I do believe we to the left and the right within the part WILL COME TOGETHER and work collectively to defeat the possibility of any rethug taking up further occupancy in the White House. Beyond 08, if the base keeps shifting right - the movement to begin a Progressive 3rd party will pick up steam.

[calimary]

29. Yes. And I do NOT hesitate to remind ANY Democrat I call on Capitol Hill

of that.

TOLL FREE Capitol Hill switchboard numbers conveniently located in my sig line below.

[orleans]

30. what a brilliant sig line! thank you. n/t

[Thothmes]

31. Not Sure

60 year old graying white male, armed forces retiree, like to hunt, own fire arms, will watch a foot ball game occasionally.

[RiverStone]

33. Are you Ed?

http://www.bigeddieradio.com/

No guns here - but I am a big Seattle Seahawks fan!

[Odin2005]

32. Define "The base".

It seems like a lot of people on DU want to think that they are part of "the base" and thus define "the base" as including themselves and their positions on the issues.

[Phillycat]

34. I'm not sure.

If the criterion is that I vote Democratic, then yes. :shrug:

[Jed Dilligan]

35. Nope.

I swing between Democratic and apathetic.

[MedleyMisty]

37. No

I registered as a Democrat because they're at least a little less evil and sometimes seem to at least feel a bit of shame about screwing everyone else over.

[Marrah_G]

38. I would say so, yes

[paulk]

39. since I have voted a straight Democratic ticket my entire life

I would say yes.

OTOH - since I don't threaten on a daily basis to either sit at home come election day or vote third party unless every single elected Democrat doesn't do exactly what I want - then maybe the answer is "no", at least by the definition employed by many here at this website...