This race reminds me of the Lieberman vs Lamont contest in Connecticutt a few years ago. Dem voters went with the untested severe leftie promoted by Moveon etc, against the known and more centrist Lieberman.
General election voters chose ‘independent’ Lieberman over Lamont.
I cling to htis as a metaphor for the McCain vs Obama contest.
I agree with you. We need to rememeber all this media hype consists of hard-left Democrats and not rank and file voters.