It is pretty clear that Obama is the most far-left candidate for President we have had, though he has been busy reversing some of his early positions on major issues. His reversals are disturbing because they make it impossible to tell what his real beliefs are. For example, were his associations with radicals just political opportunism? Here is a view of Obama by the conservative Hugh Hewitt.

http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/blog/g/14e4d8a8-6541-4b35-9225-8a23d1b3148f