I keep hearing lines like this in the mainstream media, but I have no idea what the basis for the thinking is.
Obama's record in the Senate was second-to-absolutely-nobody in promoting the hard left agenda. Where does the idea that he will have a hard time fighting the leftist tilt in his party come from?
I'm seriously trying to figure out why anybody believes Obama will struggle towards the middle against his party's wishes.
Because the lefties policies they've been screaming about for the last 8 years make nice talking points but in reality can't work. Obama will need to realize this and try to adjust them toward the middle. His supporters and party members will resist.
My husband puts it this way. “She doesn’t have a leftist agenda. She has Her Agenda. She is a force from Hell unto herself.” (he really likes Nancy, can’t you tell?)