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"And why is it not acceptable for Hillary Clinton to "bridge the gap with the right" but to laud the same thing when Obama touts it?"
This is going to sound blunt.
Because she sucks at it. Look at the primary results on cnn.com for confirmation.
It's unfortunate, but it's true. We have an important factual metric for measuring the "crossover appeal" of independents and moderate republicans. In droves, they vote for Obama. And, wingnut conspiracy theories aside, it's because they actually like him better than McBush or Hillary.
The Democrats lose election after election because they don't appeal to independents and moderates sufficiently. Here we have a candidate who doesn't have this weakness, and yet the Dem establishment rejects this golden opportunity. This would be riotously funny if it weren't so pitiful.
