Obama's supposed popularity is pretend, make-believe. In fact, he's actually so despised by real people that I would not be surprised in the slightest if he doesn't even get the Dem nomination for 2012, and it will be some other liberal idiot running for president.
Here’s my answer to your question. The most important thing to libs above anything else is POWER. If they thought for one second that they would loose the White House because of Obama we would see distancing, we do not see that. Especially over Libya, a perfect opportunity. You hear some rattling but not to the extent of party alienation. Your “real people” (lol) does not include unions, libs, etc. They are so po’d they are going to be coming out in droves and bring the dead out of their graves with them. Now do you honestly believe with a dem machine in high gear Obama is not going to give a serious fight? As far as reading, it doesn’t not take much to see how the Chicago style works. You may want to do a little investigating yourself.