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The Democratic leadership's Beltway peers, the pundits they appreciate, and the consultancy class see it as a victory whenever the Democrats defy their own base to support some hawkish initiative.
It's these opinions they care about, and those people only make fun of the Democratic leadership when they give in to their dirty fringe crazy unsophisticated 'base'.
Defying their own base / majority of US public to favor hawks: Strong, Bold, Unconventional.
Acting for their own base / majority of US public to defy hawks: Timid, Yielding, Controlled By 'Interest Groups'.
