Charles_Main
AR15 Owner
It's much more difficult than it seems because the Democratic party is a party of coalitions and coalition building is difficult.
Which is part of the reason it no longer represents the priorities of so many of it's members. If you try and please to many people you end up pissing them all off.
Actually, if you look at the Democratic Party, it's not that the leaders are trying to please too many people, but are trying to please their constituents and not "Leading". Leading means looking at the big picture.
Look at the Blue dogs. The majority of Americans wanted the Public Option, but the Blue dogs became indoctrinated by Fox and the right wing and lost sight of the big picture. The health care bill, as good as it is, is only a shadow of what it could have been. Republicans are convinced it's bad, but can't say how. They just repeat made up stuff.
Yes the current leadership is far left, and only tries to please the far left. My comment was more in general over the long haul.