Reply #35: I will help you [View All]

[Useful Idiot]

First off no one has beaten anybody at this point.

But here is the problem: The hardcore base of the Democratic party is politically to the left of most Americans, some would argue far to the left. Just because Obama might (prob will) win the Democratic nomination does not mean he will make a very good general election candidate-Its apples and oranges. The general electorate has seen this make and model from the Dem's before: highly intelligent, liberal, a perception of being somewhat elitist in Mcgovern, Mondale,Dukakis, Gore, Kerry. Time and again it is rejected. Pandering to the fringe is how you secure a DEM/REP nomination to be president, moving to the center come general election time is how you become President. Many have serious questions about Obama's ability to do that as effectively as Clinton or McCain can.