The Democrats have a written, agreed-upon, official Party platform, do they not?
Aren't we allowed to generalize Democrats based on that Party platform?
You are most certainly allowed to like many Democrats, vote for them, support their social programs, if you want.
But if you aren't willing to be generalized with them or their leader, perhaps you should not have a Party affiliation. I don't.
Easier said than done, but sadly, as far as the local elections staff, and drivers licensing people are concerned, you're not voting unless you tell the state that you're either a Democrat, or a Republican.
So it's hard to not be affiliated with either party, and yea, the party has a platform, but as American's, and by freedom of association, we can join a party we find the most in common, and yet disagree in whatever fashion with the platform they run, and ought to be able to defend themselves, and others, from gross assumptions, right?
Like, how someone could Join the Republican party, but be a tea partier, and disagree with much of Mitt Romney, or McCain, or whoever, but still defend themselves, and others, from bad assumptions by idiot Democrats, yes?