Reply #27: Well, for one,

[redstate_democrat]

I don't believe that if Hillary essentially steals the nomination, she will be able to bridge anything. He has the upside due to Hillary's high negatives. He has the upside because of his ability to get independent voters, defected Republicans, young people, and high turnouts among urban voters. Okay, so Clinton leads McCain by 2% according to SurveyUSA. Obama is TIED with McCain by the same poll. Clinton loses to McCain in the Rasmussen poll. Obama wins in Ohio in this poll.

And it isn't wishful thinking to actually be competitive in a states that have Obama actually winning in a head to head matchup, especially states where Bush only won by 6,000 votes, and especially when very popular statewide elected officials like Claire McCaskill is backing him. I think these states are very much in play and it is far from wishful thinking. We can't put all of our eggs in Florida and Ohio baskets. That will get us exactly no where.