I am a progressive in ideas, but not in their whiny my way or the highway bullshit. They are no different than the far right in that way. This country is very centrist, and it is very important the Dems realize this. We have had two Democrat Presidents since Carter, and both tacked toward the middle. A democracy will only work with compromise. We have watched democracy failing in this country for almost three decades as the republicans refuse to compromise on anything including money for infrastructure and health care, both of which they know we desperately need.