Originally Posted by YI MEMBER

We are not talking about the constitution or the official party line here, we are talking about the way it is interpreted and promoted in the public forum that is an issue, and that is where the 'indistinguishable' problem arises. I doubt that the average voter reads every party's constitution before they make a judgement on that party and therefore if a significant number of prominent people portray the party line in certain way, it is that way in which the party is viewed, without regard to the constitution.