Three words: Ronald Wilson Reagan. He couldn’t win either for almost the exact reasons you listed. More moderate? Yeah, John McCain worked real well last time. Btw, Obama’s approval rating according to some polls is starting to become radioactive in battleground states like PA, OH, and especially Florida where he can’t even fill an auditorium in liberal Miami. Come on, conservatives are tired of mushy moderates, no more pale pastels as Reagan said, let’s elect a conservative because in this climate Obama’s such a disaster that my garbage can could beat him.
Love that man, gave him my first vote and will never forget it. Totally disagree with you about the comparison. Today is much different then the Reagan years. You have a constant media feed through technology. A public more influenced by the media. A dumbing down America, explains how Obama won. A more entitled mentality population. Kind of comparing the 40’s to the 70’s (influence of the television). Different times, different results. Obama may be losing some points in polling in those mentioned states but he still beats Palin.