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Obama Campaign Is in Worse Shape Than It Looks
American Thinker ^ | July 12, 2012 | Adam Yoshida

Posted on 07/12/2012 7:01:11 AM PDT by Bigun

One strains, studying the entire history of presidential elections, to think of a president who was re-elected under such economic conditions as prevail in the U.S. today. Now, with June's campaign finance data trickling out, we can add the grotesque financial mismanagement of the Obama campaign as another factor counting against the president in addition to those historic headwinds.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: campaign; obama; shape; worse
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I think he is right! Especially about the dangerous part!
1 posted on 07/12/2012 7:01:16 AM PDT by Bigun
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To: Bigun

Obama’s base of “takers” is beyond accepting fancy rhetoric. They want to start getting more from his stash, and they want to see it NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW!


2 posted on 07/12/2012 7:21:39 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Bigun
One strains, studying the entire history of presidential elections, to think of a president who was re-elected under such economic conditions as prevail in the U.S. today

FDR, three times. Obama's singing from the same hymn book.

3 posted on 07/12/2012 7:22:37 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes everything)
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To: Bigun

The article makes the point that Obama is in trouble because of money that Obama has in his campaign account.

The article doesn’t mention the free advertising that the MSM provides, advertising by unions, Soros backed groups and our “educators”. Not to mention the campaign travelling that Obama does under the guise of presidential business (funded by taxpayer money).

I wouldn’t get too comfortable about Romney’s good month of raising revenue.


4 posted on 07/12/2012 7:22:48 AM PDT by kidd
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The article doesn’t mention the free advertising that the MSM provides, advertising by unions, Soros backed groups and our “educators”. Not to mention the campaign travelling that Obama does under the guise of presidential business (funded by taxpayer money).

This is all true, and should provide a degree of caution in keeping score.

I take a great deal of comfort, however, in the fact that business, in general, is not donating to Obama. For business, especially when a Democrat is in the White House, it's never been about ideology. A great majority of business donations are PROTECTION MONEY-meaning that they are asking for the favor of having their business or their industry spared from egregious legislation. The other major motivation for business to "give" to Democrats is to curry favor. This is, of course, always a "bet", a gamble on whether or not the candidate you are attempting to "purchase" will win or not.

It's pretty obvious now that most, though not all, donations from the private sector are betting on an Obama defeat in Nov., IMHO. It absolutely astounded me that Bill Clinton got so much from business when he was running for a second term, even though the private sector was under threat from his policies at that time. It doesn't seem to be happening this time.

5 posted on 07/12/2012 7:34:03 AM PDT by wayoverontheright
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To: Bigun

Too good to be true?!?


6 posted on 07/12/2012 7:43:20 AM PDT by NOezmoney (If OBozo destroys America, and the media doesnÂ’t report it, does it make a sound?)
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To: kidd

It also strongly makes the point that a cornered RAT is a dangerous RAT and I absolutely agree!


7 posted on 07/12/2012 7:48:08 AM PDT by Bigun ("The most fearsome words in the English language are I'm from the government and I'm here to help!")
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To: Bigun

And yet in most polls he is essentially tied with Romney. Of course, half of America is made up of idiots.


8 posted on 07/12/2012 7:51:03 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
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To: Paine in the Neck
Yes, FDR got re-elected with higher unemployment. But in 1936 the unemployment rate wasn't as high as it had been in 1932, and FDR made people think he cared about their interests. Obama caters only to the key groups in his base and makes no effort to win over the rest of the population.

On the other hand, we've never had a President before who was the product of the Chicago political machine--his campaign may make Nixon's re-election campaign in 1972 look like a Sunday school picnic.

From now to the election, Obama will need to spend maybe 10% of his time on his official duties and 20% playing golf, and will have 70% left to fundraise and make campaign speeches.

9 posted on 07/12/2012 7:52:21 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Buckeye McFrog
Obama’s base of “takers” is beyond accepting fancy rhetoric

I think another aspect is Obama's base has dwindled down to only takers. And takers don't give, so no donations.

10 posted on 07/12/2012 7:52:28 AM PDT by 5thGenTexan
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To: Bigun

Well it goes to show that Obama’s efforts at class warfare is failing.


11 posted on 07/12/2012 7:52:33 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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Yes, FDR got re-elected with higher unemployment.

FDR is lucky Mr. Weiss took care of The Kingfish.

12 posted on 07/12/2012 7:53:19 AM PDT by dfwgator (FUJR (not you, Jim))
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To: ilovesarah2012
And yet in most polls he is essentially tied with Romney.

"Undecideds" typically break strong for the challenger over the incumbent. If Obama is under 50%, he's in trouble.

13 posted on 07/12/2012 7:54:23 AM PDT by kevkrom (Those in a rush to trample the Constitution seem to forget that it is the source of their authority.)
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To: Bigun
Obama's Shrinking Majority He won 9.5 million more votes than McCain. That won't happen again
14 posted on 07/12/2012 7:59:49 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: ilovesarah2012

You really shouldn’t pay much attention to these for public consumption polls as they are designed far more to influence opinions than to measure them!


15 posted on 07/12/2012 8:02:08 AM PDT by Bigun ("The most fearsome words in the English language are I'm from the government and I'm here to help!")
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To: ilovesarah2012; kidd

Have you seen or heard the ads touting the wonderful benefits of Obamacare? How can they get away with these lies? One would think everyone had top-notch, “free” health care right now due to the passage of OC. They spend our money on propaganda, and nobody does anything about it. Grrr..


16 posted on 07/12/2012 8:04:04 AM PDT by Pining_4_TX ( The state is the great fiction by which everybody seeks to live at the expense of everybody else. ~)
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To: Bigun

Yes, I agree with that. All the stops will be pulled for this one.

Forged documents promoted by Dan Rather is an example of what they were willing to do before - and will exceed that in this campaign.

I expect a LOT of polling place crime. Voter intimidation - they’ve done that and got away with it. I think it will get violent this year.

And now that the DEMs know that Justice Roberts can be pushed around by the MSM, they will challenge everything in court, knowing that they have the majority of the SCOTUS in their favor.


17 posted on 07/12/2012 8:04:04 AM PDT by kidd
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To: Paine in the Neck

FDR got a TREMENDOUS assist from Republican candidates who were less than, well, enthusiastic. Alf Landon, Wendell Willkie and Thomas Dewey were all “progressive” Republicans, running on a “me-too” program, promising only to make the New Deal “work better”. Not a word about repeal of any part of the web of government programs that made Fascist Italy and Socialist England of the time look like a weekly book discussion group. (The Nationalist Socialists Working-Men’s Party of Germany tended to back up their agenda with considerable muscle and concentration camps.)

We have this so far from Mitt Romney - a vow to suspend further actions under the provisions of the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” on his first day in office. This is a very positive offer so far as I am concerned.


18 posted on 07/12/2012 8:06:09 AM PDT by alloysteel
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To: P.O.E.

I want to know who the idiots are making $36,000 to $90,000 who support Obama. He is killing that group economically! How can people be that dumb?


19 posted on 07/12/2012 8:07:22 AM PDT by Pining_4_TX ( The state is the great fiction by which everybody seeks to live at the expense of everybody else. ~)
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To: Pining_4_TX

When I see a more expensive car with an Obama bumper stick I just shake my head. What idiots! Do they think they will be one of the pigs living in the house?


20 posted on 07/12/2012 8:16:40 AM PDT by rbbeachkid (Get out of its way and small business can fix the economy.)
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