Pissed at President Obama? Feel Like Skipping 2014?

[Zorra]

92. Left leaning Independents may stay home, just like they did in 2010.

When Democrats promote and support conservative policies, they assist the GOP in winning elections. The Third Way has prevented the Democratic Party from obtaining and or retaining long lasting Congressional majorities. Given a choice between a real Democrat and a republican, Third Way will choose the republican every time, and Third Way legislators alienate Independents who would be Democrats if the conservative Third Way Centrists had not corrupted the Democratic party.

If Democrats would stop shooting themselves in the foot, (and their base in the heart), by promoting conservative policies, there would be no need for OPs on DU about Democrats staying home, because Democrats and Independents would be overjoyed to go out and vote.

Cutting Social Security is solid foundation on which to build electoral disaster for Democrats in 2014.

"Democrats moving to the middle is a double disaster that alienates the party's progressive base while simultaneously sending a message to swing voters that the other side is where the good ideas are. It unconsciously locks in the notion that the other side's positions are worth moving toward, while your side's positions are the ones to move away from. Plus every time you move to the center, the right just moves further to the right."
~Professor George Lakoff

"When a Democrat "moves to the center," he is adopting a conservative position - or the language of a conservative position. Even if only the language is adopted and not the policy, there is an important effect. Using conservative language activates the conservative view, not only of the given issue, but the conservative worldview in general, which in turn strengthens the conservative worldview in the brains of those listening. That leads to more people thinking conservative thoughts, and hence supporting conservative positions on issues and conservative candidates. Material policy matters. Language use, over and over, affects how citizens understand policy choices, which puts pressure on legislators and ultimately affects what policies are chosen. Language wars are policy wars."
- Professor George Lakoff