Reply #9: The question is what is the basis of the apologist who claim moving to the "center"

[John Q. Citizen]

(whatever that is) will be good politically for Obama?

Where is the data that shows a significant number of voters will move to Obama if he supports the bush administration on FISA?

I have heard this argument made repeatedly. Yet I haven't seen one piece of evidence to back up the assertion.


You bring up the GE. Well, what evidence can you provide that helping to trash the 4th amendment and giving corporate law breakers immunity for committing crimes that they benefited financially from will help the Obama campaign in the general?

It's a myth without any data or evidence to back it up, as far as I can tell.


I am not asking for proof here, I am only asking for any supporting data, anecdotal evidence, anything that might tend to suggest that Obama changing his stance on to now support FISA is a popular move with voters.


See, I can provide you with both anecdotal and with actual data that Obama's decision to support FISA is unpopular with many voters. I can't prove it will hurt him but I can show you evidence that suggests it might.