Dem leaders are definitely liars. That goes without saying.
Do they hate them? Yes, but in a round about way. I would say to the Dem leadership, the rank and file are those to whom they loathe but tolerate to a small extent.
Now the primitives would say that the R's use their rank and file in the same way. The biggest difference is we don't care how they view us as long as they get the job done. Liberals, on the other hand, want some type of personal mutual admiration between them and their reps. They want their leadership to love them.
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