Obama is certainly NOT the lunatic fringe of the left. You have to look at your Jesse Jacksons and Barbara Boxers for that.

Right now the 'fringe' Republicans are getting press for their mistakes. Please keep in mind that we're still over 7 months from the FIRST VOTE being cast in the FIRST PRIMARY. A lot can happen in the meantime. Remember how George H. W. Bush was unbeatable? Remember how Hillary was "the annointed one" before the primaries in 2008?