To those gnashing their teeth about the Des Moines Register poll sample

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I think these numbers should be encouraging to anyone who wants to see a Democrat (in this case its Obama) win the general election, additionally if these numbers pan out on Thursday its should strike fear in the heart of the GOP because it shows Obama can draw, and more importantly, mobilize new voters as well as independents, not to mention some moderate Republicans.

For those who criticize this strategy and view Obama as some type of sellout for reaching out to independents and moderate Republicans your motivation is transparent. If anyone remembers his 2004 speech at the convention that strategy is true to the theme of the speech which was about uniting this country.

If you look at rankings of Democratic Senators you will see that Obama is considered to be one of the most liberal in the chamber.

Bush won with the slimmest of margins (and that is if you believe he actually won), wouldn't it be great to see a president win with 55-45 margin? Maybe I'm too optimistic, but I've been around this too long to be naive.

Nobody has won anything yet and Obama has to run this race like his life depends on it.

The fact that Obama can win this nomination with the support of independents and moderates is not a bad thing, NO MATTER WHAT THE HATERS WANT YOU TO BELIEVE, it just shows that we have a Democrat who appeals to them and need I remind is definitely considered to be very liberal based on his votes in both the Illinois and US Senates.