10-06-2011, 04:40 PM
cbelt3 wrote:
I think that, rather than a large core of activists, that each party has a large FRINGE of activists. The core of each party is very similar, as is the core of American voters.
But in a close election - which the next one probably will be - if that core of activists loses enthusiasm, that translates into perhaps a half percent (or more) less votes for the candidate of their party. And that little bit may be all it takes to lose a close election.