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In reply to the discussion: Are you an 11% Democrat? [View all]newthinking
(3,982 posts)But if they were with the Democrats they would actually be democrats.
A reduction from 39% to 28% is more than 25% drop. In terms of the drop in the size of party membership.
I would say that is a pretty strong indication that the current tactic is not working. I would argue (respectfully) that we are not getting results from the current pattern, that it is an illusion.
Personally I wish we had a parliamentary system at this time. The fact is that over time parties tend to change, and people need a way to continue to be represented, and with a parliament there can be a better ebb and flow as collations can be kept together to maintain power through a fracture. We would be in much better shape if the party, which is severely divided (just look at progressive sites this year, they are in open rebellion), what would happen in that case is another party would form, then it would form a government together with the existing party and both liberal and more conservative voices would be franchised.
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