In an article I just read(http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20080827/pl_politico/12867;_ylt=AhAYTQiCEKKko.4J728eyGhh24cA ) the following statement is made:

"While Biden enhances Obama's foreign policy credentials, he doesn't represent an effort to reach out to moderate voters. Both men are ranked among the Senate's most liberal members."



So, what IS Obama doing to appeal to the middle, and how can he show that he is a "uniter" as he attacks all the conservative values?

IMO, the election results hinge on who is able to convince the moderates that they are a better candidate ( and NOT that the other candidate is worse- most moderates are tired of the negartive campaigns that demonstrate that both candidates are not worth having in office). McCain has a (past) history of working with the Democrats: Obama does NOT have a corresponding history of working with even the more centrist part of his own party.