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Originally Posted by dc_dux
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. |
He's been labeled "pro abortion" and "most liberal member of the US Senate", just like Kerry was, and he's from the north, just like Kerry, He has the same potential to draw in the vote of the rest of the country as Kerry did, or maybe less. I don't know what you see that I am failing to see. The Democrats keep fielding candidates that don't draw. The people who win the presidency are all white males who reside in the southern states or Cal....why would that translate into Obama "bringing people together"? IMO, he'll be lucky to win the general election, and it will only be a backlash vote against Bush's economy.
edit: I visited mainstreetrepublicans, and I looked at their issues. There is no mention of "pro choice", thus, maybe three or four of them have the potential to come together with Obama.