My sense is that the Democrats will talk themselves out of the WhiteHouse.

With maybe 35% liberal ( vote Dem no matter who runs) and 30% conservative ( vote Rep no matter who runs), the deciding factor is the 35% or so in the middle. They will vote what they perceive as their iown interests- what they think will make them better off.

IMO, a larger number of them will see that a ticket with a (liberal) conservative AND a (conservative) liberal will seem much better than one with two liberal liberals- as the Dems seem likely to run.


Obama has charisma and eloquence - but his basic philosophy may be too liberal for the Center. We shall see.