In reality, most Americans want what is best for them. We call them Independents, but it would be better to identify them as Self Serving. My in laws are democrat voting Catholics. They are anti-abortion, but vote Democrat because one is a government employee and the other is a Teamster.
This is a manifestation of the Me-Generation. People will vote for BO because he promises more free stuff to them than JM.
When BF’s 25% cut in military spending results in an attack on LA or NY, the ME crowd will swerve to the right and embrace our party.
These people are the problem. We need to fix the primary system to exclude them. I think you should only be allowed to vote in a primary if you voted for a candidate of the same party in the previous presidential election.
Once the ideologues have selected their candidates, let the Me-crowd choose.
“the ME crowd will swerve to the right and embrace our party”
You assume there will be genuinely free elections in 2010 and 2012.
But getting Barry out of Washington may prove as easy as getting the communists out of Beijing.