You think my saying "the cause" is a bad thing? I just googled "liberal causes" and got over 47 million results! Liberals have many, many causes, and they need moderates to advance them - just as conservatives need moderates to advance their causes. Nothing new here, guys.
It is a bad thing, IMO. I don't like/want to be associated with liberal causes either. The whole red team/blue team thing is part of the problem.