The Democrats will never win chasing the "Values Voter." Because what the VV wants is not what the Democrats can sell...and still be Democrats. They will undermine their own base to no purpose, because the Democrats cannot offer the kind of candy VV's want. That is Ribbon Candy.
Every holiday season Ribbon Candy appears. It's pretty to look upon, and is designed to look nice in a fancy dish. As a theoretically consumable decoration, it's hard to beat. But, as candy, it's terrible. The edges and hardness fight the candy eater, and if it is eaten, it has no flavor.
Therein lies its appeal to the VV. It looks like candy, but it's not. Candy shouldn't be consumed or enjoyed. Candy is to look upon, and is the reason for the cut glass dish. Putting real candy in the cut glass dish makes smears and people eat it and disturb the pretty picture.
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