Why do people say Barock Obama is "to far on the left"?

Question

he isnt even on the left, i could hardly say its the most rediculous thing ive heard this election, but its pretty high up there

Answer 1

let's hope obama wins over mccain.. help him out by voting for him on this page!

Answer 2

its a racist comment its supposed to be a joke.. someone once asked me why does beyonce sing "to the left to the left" and i said i dont know and they said "because black people have no rights" im assuming this is what they meantt

btw im not racist this is just what i have heard

Answer 3

The people who say that don't even know.

Answer 4

Because politically and economically speaking, his policies are liberal, which falls on the left end of the socio-political spectrum. He is called 'far left' because some perceive his policies as being very liberal.

Generally speaking, the spectrum is:

Far Left <--- Left <--- Middle ---> Right ---> Far Right

Modern Politics:

Radical - Liberal - Moderate - Conservative - Reactionary

Modern Economics:

Communism - Socialism - Capitalism- Fascism