Reply #11: I don't know if I agree that there are fewer on the left than the right

[JerseygirlCT]

I think there are few on the right as well -- they're just very loud. I think there's a great middle out there, who could be persuaded to liberal causes if we cared enough to make our case to them. Christians who might be iffy or less than concerned with issues such as abortion rights and gay rights (both of which I AM terribly concerned with, btw), but who could be swayed by talk of poverty, hunger, social justice-type issues. They're probably already out there, volunteering at the soup kitchen one day a week, or visiting shut-ins. They understand action, but they've not attached a political meaning to that action. We don't have to get them to call themselves liberals, we only have to get them to listen and look at liberal candidates on the range of issues.

Or maybe I'm a crazy idealist.