host...I agree the townhall.com, malkin, powerline, limbaugh/hannity crowd are unreachable. I would guess thats maybe 20-30% of the electorate
What I think Obama can do is bring the rest - Independents and even some
Main Street Republicans (who have been marginalized in their party)- closer together with moderate and left-leaning Democrats, at least on some issues......because I think he will take a more pragmatic and less ideological approach to governing. The key will be if the far left Dems are willing to give-and-take a little themselves.
side note: Its interesting that of the 29 Repubs in the House not running for reelection this year, nearly half are Main Street Repubs in what are basically "independent-leaning" districts. The RNC is searching for real "conservative" candidates to replace them, bringing those districts in to play even more than they have been in recent years.....a very good chance of Dems winning some of those races.