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In reply to the discussion: For Democrats to recover, ALL left-of-center people should be made welcome in the party. [View all]Buckeye_Democrat
(14,980 posts)... more socially liberal than those days, of course.
It would be a mistake to alienate the liberals of the party too much. It could fracture it, resulting in a new progressive party that would be formidable.
According to exit polls, Clinton received most of her votes from self-identified liberals! Pulling in votes from moderates is crucial too, but liberals might feel they're taken for granted after awhile.
http://edition.cnn.com/election/results/exit-polls
Ideology
Liberal (26%)
Clinton: 84%, Trump: 10%, Other: 6%
Moderate (39%)
Clinton: 52%, Trump: 40%, Other: 8%
Conservative (35%)
Clinton: 16%, Trump: 81%, Other: 3%
Estimated vote percentages for Clinton:
Liberal: 0.26 x 0.84 = 21.8%
Moderate: 0.39 x 0.52 = 20.3%
Conservative: 0.35 x 0.16 = 5.6%