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Sufficiently motivated. that plot the democratic party -- the hazards of ignoring their base, it doesn't seem to have done so. >> you would think that the nader lesson would have taught the democratic party something. but also, did the nader lesson teach progressives a fear of voting in that third party direction, because look what happened. >> absolutely. if you even breathe a word, immediately people bring up the nader example, obviously a negative example. you can also point to lots of examples where democrats got crushed, because they were overly cautious and unwilling to draw distinctions...

Democrats who simply stayed at home because they weren't sufficiently motivated. that plot the democratic party -- the hazards of ignoring their base, it doesn't seem to have done so. >> you would think that the nader lesson would have taught the democratic party something. but also, did the nader lesson teach progressives a fear of voting in that third party direction, because look what happened. >> absolutely. if you even breathe a word, immediately people bring up the nader example, obviously a negative example. you can also point to lots of examples where democrats got crushed, because the...

I think primary challenges are always excellent for democracy. they make leaders more responsive. but something needs to be done. you saw in 2010 huge numbers of democrats who simply stayed at home because they weren't sufficiently motivated. that plot the democratic party -- the hazards of ignoring their base, it doesn't seem to have done so. >> you would think that the nader lesson would have taught the democratic party something. but also, did the nader lesson teach progressives a fear of voting in that third party direction, because look what happened. >> absolutely. if you even breathe a ...