General Discussion

The diversity within our party may be a point of pride and a moral strength, but politically speaking, disunity is a glaring liability. I do take your point, but I'm going to quibble with you just a bit.

To defeat the highly disciplined GOP, loyalty and functional unity are paramount. Our 'diversity' often manifests as counterproductive emotionalism: voters heavily influenced by feelings or pride who demand perfection and punish the party for being 'less than ideal.'

The mistaken belief that abstaining or voting third-party pulls the party leftward, when in reality it often forces the party rightward to recover votes from other demographics, is politically naive. None of these self-defeating behaviors can be considered a strength.

I constantly hear demands for 'leadership to lead' and for the party to 'do something NOW' (even when we aren't in power, these unrealistic calls persist.) Yet, I rarely hear calls for more unity, loyalty, realism, and a better understanding of political reality. Tantrums and disloyalty do not win elections. Politics is ugly and frustrating, but we need functional cohesion to achieve our goals. Disunity and abandonment are not winning strategies.