Poor turnout by Democratic base voters ensured McAuliffe defeat in Virginia

[George II]

50. Exactly, the "base" is anywhere from 60-80% of Democrats, depending upon who is defining them....

It starts dead center and extends to the left and right as far as the pundit chooses to go. It could be 30% either way, 35% either way, or 40% either way.

The fact is, the "left" is smaller than many would like us to believe, and the "right" is also.

For decades defining a true Democrat has been a difficult if not impossible thing to do. As we like to say the Democratic Party is a "big tent" party. Some have very narrow interests and priorities and some have very broad interests and priorities.

Unfortunately some at one end of the spectrum feel that anyone other than themselves aren't pure enough. It's that philosophy that erodes at their perception of our "base".

Remember, some feel that our tent is too big that some of our "base" should be in a different party other than the Democratic Party.