Can Obama deliver on his promise of a new majority?

I've been pulling for Obama to win the nomination because I don't see how he can win the general election. Are American's desperate enough to actually elect this guy? He gives great speeches that are short on details. I could give the guy a chance if I could hear his policies and not just his "ideas". But when I hear specifics it's how he wants to cut NASA spending to pay for more social programs. If that's the "new progressivism"... NO THANK YOU.

Obama's promise of a new majority, and the question it prompts - International Herald Tribune