[Dean's World] Dave Price: Who or What?

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Posted by Dave Price:
Who or What?
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1203308461.shtml


   Isn't it interesting that the breakdowns in voting patterns that
   pollsters and pundits talk about tend to be idea-based for Republicans
   ("conservatives are going for Romney," "Huckabee is garnering support
   from evangelicals") and identity-based for Democrats ("Obama is
   leading among blacks," "Clinton's lead among white women is
   shrinking")?
   One wonders how independents will go in the general when faced with
   that "who or what" question. Obama looks to be in good condition to
   win the primary, but due to all the media fawning he has the "media
   cocoon" problem that was fatal to John Kerry: his record has not been
   heavily scrutinized to this point, and as others have noted that may
   hurt him in the general, especially among those who like the idea of
   electing an African-American but aren't comfortable with someone as
   far left as Obama.