Did anyone really answer Guestguest's question about who would vote for Obama, beyond his core followers, and what evidence there is of that?

GuestG, I think he would attract more independents and some moderate Republicans in the general elecion than you might think. There is evidence of it: He has already done well among independents in open primaries, and has gotten Republican votes in those primaries as well, and not the "mischief" type of crossover voting. President Eisenhower's granddaughter, a lifelong Republican, wrote an opinion piece endorsing Obama, for one. He has demonstrated appeal to moderate Republicans who are disturbed by the direction their party has taken. The big question is whether McCain will shift more to the center when he goes into general election mode, and win back a good portion of the Obama-leaning Repubs and moderate independents.

As for independents to the left of him, now that Nader has entered the race, who knows what will happen there. So many variables in this election!

Guest, to be clear, is it your position that Hillary would attract more independents than Obama?

Chanteyranger