MODERATE DEMOCRATS OWN THIS ELECTION

The Democrat party has, in recent years, been hijacked by the far left. The rise of Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and especially Barack Obama is the clear and convincing evidence of that fact. Radicals rule the party and control the levers of power within party structure. In a movement that appears to have followed the far right takeover of the Republican party well over a decade ago, the far left has seized and is now directing the Democrat party even as Republicans, kicking and screaming, begin a movement back toward the center.

In the process, literally millions of moderate Democrats have been left behind. Some have exited the party to become independents or non-partisans but most still maintain their party registration, just not their party loyalty. As moderates, they cannot stomach the decided lurch to the left by party leaders and, although they may continue to support their local blue dog Democrat, they are wary of, if not in full revolt from, the national Obama/Biden ticket. It is important to note that these are the same moderate Democrats who have fully rejected two separate Biden primary runs for President in part because he is too far left.

What are these abandoned voters to do? Their party is running a radical national ticket and they are loathe to vote Republican. Huge numbers of these Democrats reside in battleground states like Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida. They are the heart and soul of the Democrat party of John Kennedy and Joe Liberman. They support the military, believe in the goodness of America, work in or are powered by the coal industry, represent working families who do not believe that increased taxes will be to their benefit, believe in helping others but are not in favor of a welfare state and understand that all things in moderation work better than radical swings to either end of the political spectrum. As a result, these Dems and their interests have been ignored if not locked out by the radicals driving their party.

It is among these disaffected Democrats that John McCain has gained traction. Like them, he is a moderate. He offers a shred of encouragement because he has been a maverick who has not always towed the Republican party line. He has the wisdom of experience and decades of demonstrated as well as heroic service to his country. In other words, he has appeal with moderate Dems. Thus the value of Joe Liberman to his cause, in case you were wondering why Joe spoke at the Republican convention. Note that Joe has been and remains public enemy numero uno within the radicalized Democrat party structure. Liberman is a true blue Democrat. Like millions of other party moderates, he has been left out in the cold.

All of which brings up the subject of the high percentage of undecided voters in most all of the national polls with less than 48 hours to go to election day. What is up with that? How can so many voters remain undecided so late in what has been the longest presidential race in history?

Given the trend this time around toward what is shaping up to be the largest voter turnout, in terms of the gross number of voters, in history, the 5% to 9% of undecideds means there are, this very minute, 7 million to almost 13 million voters yet to make their choice. What the heck is going on here?

Answer: most certainly there remain voters who will not make their final decision until they are within the privacy of the voting booth. But it is hard to imagine even half of the numbers noted above are in that category. The most likely explanation as to where those undecideds are in their decision process is this: they are in the 'Not going to say' category. The bulk of these folks are the fully left behind moderate Democrats. They know how they are going to vote but they are not saying anything to pollsters; to neighbors; to co-workers; to other Democrats; or to anyone else who might just disagree with them.

The bottom line is this: moderate, Joe Liberman Democrats hold the outcome of this election in their hands. After all: far right conservatives will mostly hold their noses and vote McCain; moderate Republicans will overwhelmingly vote for moderate McCain; moderate women in both parties will mostly vote for Palin. On the other hand: far left liberals and radicals will vote Obama; blacks will overwhelmingly vote Obama; the inexperienced, easily influenced younger under-30 crowd will vote Obama; the big biased media has already voted Obama.

Thus hangs this election in the balance. Moderate Democrats will be the constituency that tips the scale one way or the other. It appears their preferences have not been recorded in the pre-election polling. To a degree, their choice remains a mystery.

Tomorrow just might be a very interesting day.


Moderate Democrats Turn Away From Barack Obama … Ohio Gov Ted Strickland Says No to VP Position

Ohio Governor says no to Obama VP position.

A funny thing happened on the way to the general election, Barack Obama is finding it difficult to get the Veep position filled by a uniting candidate in a swing state. Ohio is an all important battle ground state in November. A state that Obama lost in the Democratic primaries to Hillary Clinton. The news just got a bit worse for Obama as Ohio Governor Ted Strickland stated he will not run with Obama as VP.

ABC News’ Teddy Davis and John Santucci Report: Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D) was Shermanesque on Tuesday in saying that he would “absolutely not” be Sen. Barack Obama’s, D-Ill., running mate even if asked to join the Democratic ticket.

Asked on NPR’s “All Things Considered” if he is auditioning to be Obama’s running mate, Strickland said, “Absolutely not. If drafted I will not run, nominated I will not accept and if elected I will not serve.
So, I don’t know how more crystal clear I can be.”

So much for gaining that candidate in an all important must win battle ground state like Ohio. There will be no Obama-Strickland ticket and Obama’s chances of victory in Ohio just became more difficult. What is more interesting about this decision by Strickland is that he is a staunch Hillary Clinton supporter. What does that tell us about the Democratic party so-called coming together after the bitterly contested primary?

To add just a little bit more Democratic party unity, Democratic Representative Dan Boren of Oklahoma stated that Barack Obama is “the most liberal senator” in Congress and he has no intention of endorsing him for the White House. So much for support from moderate Democrats. As most had suspected, many moderate Dems find Obama to liberal to endorse.

“I think this is an important time for our country,” Boren said in a telephone interview. “We’re facing a terrible economic downturn. We have high gasoline prices. We have problems in our foreign policy. That’s why I think it’s important.”

Boren, the lone Democrat in Oklahoma’s congressional delegate, said that while Obama has talked about working with Republicans, “unfortunately, his record does not reflect working in a bipartisan fashion.”

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