The consequences of ONE election.

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102. Partisan Democrats who strongly identify as such vote Democratic: the base.

The need to be persuaded and inspired to vote, threaten not to vote as personal punishment for candidates, holding their nose or voting for the lesser of two evils, their vote must be "earned" somehow, think both sides same: not the base. Democratic-leaning independents. Slow-shows because less familiar with the party and vulnerable to anti-Democratic propaganda. A growing number.

"In 2008, there was little doubt that Clinton's supporters were still mainly Democrats who overwhelmingly disapproved of incumbent Republican president George W. Bush's job performance. Sanders voters, by contrast, had weaker Democratic identities and were less likely to approve strongly of Obama. Clinton would face the significant challenge of wooing Sanders voters and turning them out to vote in November."

From "Identity Crisis"