Quote Originally Posted by dragonrider
Whereas, Republicans see this election in a mostly negative light, because Obama is strong enought that McCain stands almost no chance, and even if McCain wins, he is more moderate than many Rebuplicans like. Democrats see a big upside and little downside in this electiosn, while Republicans see a big downside and little upside.
I'm not sure this is necessarily true. Many democrats are distancing themselves from Obama. Combined with his current FISA stance and many recent changes in his idea of "change" has left democrats feeling a bit uneasy about this candidate. On top of Hillary Clinton who said right off the bat that she would not accept a VP ticket we also have the following whom have turned Obama down for the VP spot: Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, Virginia Senator Jim Webb, Gov. of Ohio Ted Strickland, .... and I feel I'm missing one other person here but I may be wrong so we'll just leave it at that.

For democrats that see this as a win/win situation it sure seems that no one is jumping to get the VP ticket. This leads me to believe that he is not as popular among his fellow democrats as previously anticipated.

I think that with some refining and pushing Obama more towards the middle that he would be a decent candidate in about 12-16 more years. With more experience I think he would be more able to make accurate assessments and be able to present more realistic proposals to the American people. Currently it feels like he's offering the world and people need to realize that this just isn't possible. In order to get something you have to give something. Currently all of Obama's plans focus on taking from the rich and large corporations and giving to the poor. In reality this Robin Hood style politics will still bear it's weight in the middle class and not on the corporations. I anticipate product prices to rise in addition to unemployment rates to go up under some of his plans.

I feel the same about his plans for Iraq. I agree with needing to go back to Afghanistan but I don't think we should act like 5 year olds with ADD who are torn between two different toys. Let's finish with one place before we go back to the other. Let's finish Iraq before we start looking at going back into Afghanistan. Which is a mistake we've made once before and I'd prefer not to make the same mistake again (we left Afghanistan to go into Iraq).

Personally though I'd like to see Colin Powell run. I think that man represents the balance we need in a leader. I can only hope one day he'll pick up the campaign and announce his candidacy. Maybe in 2012?