What the heck is up with Obama trying to be a moderate

[bigdarryl]

DAMN!!!! this is major screwing up the rethugs are not going to love him just because he tries to shift to the center the campaign is giving him BAD advice and now he's being tagged with being a flip flopper just as Kerry was.

[blogslut]

1. Hello, poster

Have you met America? See them over there? They're the ones in the middle.

[PM7nj]

2. He's trying to win. nt

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. Obama's got to appeal to the middle, then attack McCain as an extremist.

"this is major screwing up"

Yet, it's working. He's beating the hell out of McCain, and getting way more moderates than Kerry was.

[TexasObserver]

4. Why does Obama want to win?! Why can't he be Dennis Kucinich?!

Why?
Whhhhhyyyyyyy?

[Danger Mouse]

8. The funny thing is even if Dennis Kucinich ever got the nomination somehow.

...he'd lose in a landslide.

[TexasObserver]

11. I know, and I like Dennis.

There are many politicians whose ideals and votes I like, and who could never get elected president. Since my personal views place me in the leftmost 30% of the population, I know that whoever Democrats can win with as president will be someone to the right of me. This is simple logic. It's not a surprise. It's been that way for the past 8 straight presidential elections.

Anyone who knows they're over here on the left has to know our successful nominee will not be lined up with us on every vote.

[Danger Mouse]

13. Exactly. And Kucinich CAN'T play the center, so he'd never win.

[The_Casual_Observer]

5. "Change"

Is that what he really meant?

[snowbear]

6. Good grief Darryl....

You didn't even support Kerry!!!!

Have you ever seen a candidate actually WIN?

If not, stand back and WATCH ~~~~~

[tularetom]

7. I think he's trying to become a president

If he's too moderate for you you should vote for McCain. He ain't moderate.

[Political Heretic]

9. Oh for fucks sake... HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A MODERATE

Jesus people.... did you ever listen to anything he said for a YEAR AND A HALF????

He hasn't "shifted" anywhere

[IndianaJones]

sense when does moderates control the democrat party? nt.

[locker13]

10. he isnt

he isnt trying to be a moderate, he is who he is and hes been saying the same things for the past 2 years, you just havent been paying attention

[mikekohr]

12. 37% Independant, 36% Democrat, 27% Republican

With leaners added, Democrats enjoy a historic level of 54%, however neither party can carry a national race without the "Great American Middle." Stray to far from the center and we lose.

The only reason McCain is even in this race is because of the perception that he is an independant minded middle of the road Republican (he is not, but you can be sure he will do nothing to dispell that misperception, he wants to win after all).

Push Obama to the far left and he'll get upset in November. Or we could let him continue to run the historic campaign he has thus far run and we can win for a change. And don't loose sight of the fact we have lost 7 of 10 of the last presidential election. It's time we even up those numbers.

mike kohr

[stray cat]

14. my impression is that he is somewhat moderate and thats one reason I voted for him