Reply #46: The party will more or less unite when it counts [View All]

[jackson_dem]

In 2000 McSame supporters said they wouldn't vote for Bush either but there they were pulling the lever for him when it mattered. The real question about electability is whether we are going to nominate someone who wins only somewhere between 40-45% support in a two candidate race if you adjust for GE demographics. You may not like it but it is a reality that Obama's bases will shrink--significantly (as in half and roughly half with young voters being an unreliable wild card who didn't show up for Obama yesterday) as a percentage of the vote in November. Where does he make it up? Working people? Latinos? Get real...