Although the cardinal's anti-abortion message is antithetical to many Democrats, his words could be viewed as an effort to broaden the Democratic base.
While he has argued that he could broaden the Democratic base in the fall, given his popularity with independents and his strong showing in traditionally Republican states like Colorado and Virginia, the Clinton camp has pointed to his modest support from white voters and blue-collar workers as weak links in his coalition.
"[Obama] has broadened the Democratic coalition politically more because of who he is.
Anthropology, however, can be the vehicle of a new "democratic humanism," broadening traditional frameworks that have restricted cross-cultural understandings of the human condition, and providing a basis for inquiries into what other civilizations, such as those of Asia, can teach.
As the author knows, Republicanism has always had a limited electorate and when it was broadened in a democratic direction the result was usually, in practice and in theory, despotism.
House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) unveiled a new plan for extending a payroll tax holiday, appearing to overcome deep resistance from rank-and-file Republicans but alienating possible Democratic votes by broadening the package to include other GOP political priorities.
But Angle saw Reid as part of the problem - a Democratic-led Congress broadening government's reach into places it shouldn't go, while accelerating spending and debt.
But she quickly moved into the more democratic area of furnishing fabrics, broadening her scope to include carpets, wallpapers and table linens.
A critical factor now is whether he can build on similar signs that support may be broadening among Latino voters, another huge constituency in the Democratic primary.
But he says the MCB is dealing with that problem and broadening its reach.Defenders of the council point to its"democratic" procedures; its leaders are elected by the group's affiliates every two years.
