Lieberman isn't exactly liked in Democratic circles or even the Jewish lobby as much anymore.

The point is that Obama should tell people he isn't Muslim but at the sametime he could take this opportunity to defend Muslim Americans.

Since I dont' have a Messiah, I can't relate to your observation. Applying cheap labels, though, generally dheapens the disucssion.

As for the Jewish vote, you seem to forget McCain's great friend Lieberman, and his ties .

I was speaking in more general terms, though, Since the Democrats are an umbrella for many factions competing for attention, their campaigns are always more broadly based and more difficult to bring together.
It's particularly difficult for Obama because his mixed-race and exotic background and name cause distrust (and exploitation to denigrate).

Number 4 barely matters for him while McCain would have to move mountains in order to make any in roads with them. McCain also has the delicate balance of trying to pick up Latino voters while not pissing off the xenophobes. The Jewish lobby is a wash since both McCain and Obama have to fight to get that group. McCain also has the to deal with the people who think his age is a problem.

Seems like both sides have their problems to deal with.

Let's look at he sitaution, thoug:h. A candidate already with a clear disadvantage because of race, has to
1. reasure intolerant Christians
2, reassure a very powerful Jewish voting bloc
3. demonstrate recognition of Muslim rights and equal worth
4. appeal to whites, regardless of their prejudices
5. appeal to blacks, so they don't feel abandoned

.In the meantime, McCain is home free, totally unencumbered by expectations or demands regarding his own answerability to all these groups at once. He can pick and choose; Please some, and ignore others. I'm sure his ratings would even improve in some quarters if he disparaged Muslims, for example.

Something got lost here between FAIR and BALANCED.
And no one even noticed.