Letters to the Editor
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@droogoy
I see what you're saying about Obama not pulling in the core constituencies of the Democrats, and I guess by extension that logic would also include his not being able to win the Blue States.
Thing is, I don't think it's as big a problem as people want to believe. The core constituencies are by definition the established Democratic base, they vote Democrat, full stop. I can totally understand why Clinton wins these groups (sometimes handily), she's the establishment candidate. If she didn't win these groups (or the Blue States) she wouldn't have made it past Feb 6th. Quite simply those are hers, and the Democrats, to lose. I fail to see how the argument that these core constituencies will either stay at home or vote McCain in November. Remember, these are the solid Democratic Base. They vote Democrat.
What bodes well for the Democrats is that Obama also brings in Independents (and maybe some moderate Republicans) from all over the place. He's been bringing in loads of new people to sign up right? While not all of them will be around in November, I think it's safe to assume that many will. It's not a bad thing to expand your base...the only way the argument for Clinton holds is if you think that the Core Constituency of the Democratic Party will simply stay home instead of voting for Obama. And if that's the case, well we're in bigger trouble than either you or I could imagine.
cheers