Ok, let's talk about conservative Democrats

[MedusaX]

84. Theoretically, the whole taxation/representation premise

Suggests that the candidate should be a reflection of his/her constituents....

When you look at The blue - red political spectrum -- in terms of political beliefs held -- You end up with a Fuckton of purple people....

If this were dominoes ... the purple people would be the bone pile you draw from...


Ideologically, the 2 PARTIES are polar opposites when it comes to Individual Rights and the Role of Government....

BLUE
Dems.... believe Gov. should protect individual freedoms & rights allowing for a broad range of options....
believe that Gov should ensure that all people have equal opportunity to reach their maximum potential as productive, contributing members of society
by:
providing access to a wide range of resources and
Protecting every individual's right to be free from oppression....

RED
Repugs ....
believe Gov. should restrict individual freedoms & limit individual rights to create a narrow range of legally allowable options ....
Believe that Gov. has no obligation to provide access to resources which would give everyone an equal opportunity to reach their maximum potential as productive members of society.

PURPLE
PEOPLE, however, fall all along the continuum ....
based on the "average" of their positions on all the issuses

Candidates are PEOPLE ....
whose "average" places them closer to one 'pole' than the other...
which determines their PARTY affiliation....


• The PARTY represents an IDEAL / SET of BELIEFS
• The PARTY PLATFORM describes GOALS related to those BELIEFS
• The PARTY National / State LEADERS work to EDUCATE PEOPLE (encourage PROGRESS towards the PARTY IDEALS)
and
IDENTIFY potential CANDIDATES who are REPRESENTATIVE of the 'Average' position held by the PEOPLE in any given area ....

Just as teachers
welcome all learners into the classroom community....
and hold the highest expectations for all learners...
Teachers must meet each learner where they are
And facilitate their individual progress towards the established objectives
All learners progress at different rates
All learners can learn
All learners add value to the classroom community
Administrators support and encourage Teachers to build relationships with learners and to adjust their instructional strategies as necessary to meet the needs of all learners

States/Districts are Classroom Communities
People are Learners
Candidates are Teachers
Party Leaders are Administrators
Party Platform is set of established objectives that each learner is working toward

No one would tell a learner that they were not welcome in the classroom because they couldn't read or multiply as well as all the other students...

And to only come back if and when they could demonstrate mastery of all the established objectives ...

Strategy:
Embrace the Purple People
Match them with a similar Purple-ish Blue Candidate
Welcome them as members of the classroom community
Appreciate the value that they add
Facilitate their progress toward the objectives

Ultimately they will become a beautiful shade of blue