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Originally Posted by peter12
Well, I'm certainly not going to be in for a surprise if I take your word on it.
Republicans turned out in droves to vote for McCain. If the main problem with McCain among Republicans is his left-leaning stance on certain issues, such as the environment, why the heck would Republicans, "even the hardcore," move to the much more left-wing Obama? He (Obama) was voted the most liberal senator this past year. So that makes absolutely no sense. The party faithful will fall in line and vote for the guy that best represents their interests, not throw it away on an unknown like Obama.
McCain's centre stance also helps him capture those moderates. He has a unique stance to start fighting for and winning on key Democrat issues by using a market friendly and conservative spin. That always wins with Americans.
Where is Obama's fresh ideas? He mirrors Clinton on every major issue except for his foreign policy, which honestly borders on sheer lunacy. Intervene in Pakistan? Okay...
Vision and pragmatism is what America needs, not a switch over to left-wing policies. Although I'm not sure exactly what you mean by that anyway. The last thing America needs at this stage is more government.
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I think you're vastly underestimating McCain's appeal to independents--and underestimating Obama's. As I said before, it's a long time between now and November, but I would guess that more independents have voted for Obama in open primaries than have voted for McCain. McCain has squandered a lot of his support among independents by pandering to the Republican base over the past 3 years and because of his stance on Iraq.
I'm also confused by the fact that when people criticize Obama, they both say that he's too radical and that he lacks fresh ideas. How can both be true?