Reply #5: here's a question for you [View All]

[griffi94]

what happens after obama secures the nomination and has to move to the right to appeal to the centrists and moderates.
he can't win without them so he'll have to at least look like he's moving to the center.
will the true liberals still support him, or will they go with somebody like nader.
obama has been built up as more than a political candidate, and imo that's a chancy thing at best.
i've witnessed many members here call for the heads of pelosi and reid. i'm not making a case for or against, simply pointing out that
he will have to appeal to centrists and moderates, and while those particular groups want change, they don't want any change that they find scary. probably we'll see some form of universal healthcare, but i'm not expecting any major changes in the way americans deal politics. remember that to the far right bush is a moderate. and although he's been a disaster he did get 2 terms because the middle was more comfortable with him than gore or kerry.