OBAMA'S RED STATE STRATEGY.
Obama see's an opening in the Red States, but it appear's he might lose some blue states.
Lincoln seem's to be his prefered model so he must be calculating that as Lincoln won a plurality in 1860 against 4 other candidates. He is going to do the same thing to Ralph Nader, Bob Barr, and John McCain.
I wonder if Obama has read the Almanac of America Politics by Michael Barone to get a layout of officeholders across the United States.
Or could it be, that Obama has a certain appeal to liberal republicans whereas McCain does not have that appeal.
McCain is not the strongest candidate, but McCain would appeal to voters in Pittsburg whereas he does not appeal to Libertarian Republicans.
There is something of a shift in voter sentiments although McCain and Obama are not the strongest candidates. People are looking for some change, but sentiments are breaking down.
A split by the voters this crazy has not been seen since 1980 when voters did not make up their minds, until that one debate in that year.
Obama is trying to win with a plurality by trying to hold onto his base, getting some Hillary voters, and some big government Republicans.
In essence, Obama is trying to get support from Democrat Officeholders to organize a plurality vote as Lincoln made his deals with Chase, Seward, Blair, and the other members of his cabinet.
They lost the Republican nomination in 1860, but struck a deal with Lincoln. He would put them in the cabinet, while they organized voters in their states and regions for 1860.
It was a regional election victory for Lincoln, but it was organized by his rivals in the Republican Party.