Originally Posted by cykoe6

You cannot have unity of purpose if there is a fundamental disagreement about what needs to be done. If the Democrats had nominated a moderate then I think the country could have been united but you cannot expect the whole country to unite around someone as far to the left as Obama.

Certainly there is a lot of enthusiasm on this board for Obama but that does not translate into the whole country being behind him. Many people deeply disagree with his plans for the country and they are not likely to jump for joy and follow him down the big government path with clasped hands and a smile on their face.