Although listed as a Democrat on the ballot, Obama will be, more accurately, elected as an independent with Democratic backing. And, for the country as a whole, this is, indeed, a very good thing.
As an independent with backing from Democrats, Obama will not be stuck with rubber-stamping the "wish-list" of any particular special interest group, whatever their political party affiliation. Instead, Barack will be able to bring together new coalitions with new approaches to address those matters that most urgently need new answers.
This independence will be re-inforced by the size of Obama's mandate. By capturing the vast majority of Democrats, the bulk of the independents, and even moderate Republicans, Barack is likely to receive more than 50% of the popular vote, something that Bill Clinton was unable to do in either of his winning elections.
With the historic low favorability ratings of the current congress, members of the new congress will likely give a "honey-moon" to the popular new President.
Expect Obama to have many "cross-over" faces to also reinforce that this is a "non-partisan", put the country before politics type of administration.
Look for the point person on the most crucial of all issues, dealing with the economy, to be Paul Volker, 81, former FED chairman under Reagan. Not exactly, a young, radical type. Just another, well-informed, deliberate and strong at the helm kind of guy. Seems that Barack favors this type of dedicated public servant; no matter their age or party affiliation. I think that, once again, that's a good thing.
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