While no liberals save Lieberman has gone so far to declare support for McCain, quite a few have hinted broadly.
COLMES: Do you want him to win? Do you want a Democrat in the White House?FERRARO: I certainly do. But I also have to tell you that I've always said that, to me, my country comes before my party. And no one should take any of us for granted.
Sean Wilentz, A Liberal's Lament
Can Obama, who lost the large industrial states in the primaries, deal with a troubled economy and become the standard bearer for the working and middle classes—the historic core of the Democratic Party that the last two Democratic candidates lost? Can the inexperienced candidate persuasively outline a new foreign policy that addresses the quagmires left by the Bush administration and faces the challenges of terrorism and a resurgent Russia? Can the less-than-one-term senator become the master of the Congress and enact goals such as universal health care that have eluded Democratic presidents since Truman? On these fundamental questions may hang the fate of Obama's candidacy. In the absence of a compelling record, set speeches, even with the most stirring words, will not resolve these matters. And until he resolves them, Obama will remain the most unformed candidate in the modern history of presidential politics.
Ed Rendell--technically, an Obama supporter:
Ladies and gentleman, the coverage of Barack Obama was embarrassing....MSNBC was the official network of the Obama campaign.
Aug 24, 08 08:22 PM