Posted on 09/17/2011 3:37:46 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
With President Obamas political troubles mounting, some analysts are suggesting that President Obamas Democratic backers may approach him in the very near future and ask him, politely, to forget that second term.
Im warning my clients Dont run in 2012. The Hill quotes one unnamed Democratic strategist today, voicing concerns about Obamas coattails or lack thereof next year.
Wall Street Journals John Fund Says Obamas Backers Are Backing Off:
(VIDEO AT LINK)
The odds of me being reelected are much higher than the odds of me being elected in the first place, Obama told a group of Washington D.C. fundraisers on Thursday night. That was meant to reassure Democratic donors rather than scare the bejeezus out of them. He may have accomplished the latter.
Obama has said on numerous occasions that he is perfectly content with serving a single term in the White House. Obama told NBC News in June that there are moments where I say that one term is enough. He famously declared in 2009 that if he did not have the economy turned around in three years that his presidency would be a one term proposition.
Now rumors emanating from unnamed White House sources are suggesting that the president political failures have left Obama on the verge of clinical depression. A Gawker article from September 12 suggested that Obama has seemed increasingly listless to associates.
There will be no primary strategy against the president. The money is on his side and the Democratic Partys black voters would revolt and fracture the party, dooming their chances in 2012. There is a scenario where Obama would demurely reject another run at the presidency A committee requesting he leave, promising a Supreme Court seat or similar high profile position and replacing him at the top of the ticket with one other popular Democratic politician.
Buyers remorse among Democrats and the nation in general, is high. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Obamas chief rival for the Democratic nomination in 2008, is now the countrys most popular politician. President Obamas political troubles would be undone by Hillary Clinton. She could reverse the partys fortunes among working-class white voters who supporter her in the primaries (Hillary carried Ohio and Pennsylvania, two states that will be battlegrounds in 2012 and sponges of Democratic campaign dollars). Memories of the Clinton economy in the 1990s would nearly reverse Obamas record of failure and the tainted image of the Democratic Partys handling of the economy.
That does not mean this possibility is around the corner. President Obama, by bowing out, would virtually cede his place in the history books. For a President that has incontrovertibly viewed himself as historic and transitional, that would be a big blow. President Bush left office deeply unpopular and had resigned himself to vindication in the history books. It is less believable that Obama would similarly leave his fortunes to chance.
That said, if Obama did bow out, it would raise Democratic prospects for a win in 2012 exponentially.
I never said the GOP was clueless, but they lack a messenger.
They’ll be doing a world “blame America” tour soon after Obama loses in 2012. He will do his level best to destroy the country.
She misses her Chief of Mood Elevation, Huma Abedin ;-)
Well, Condi would probably turn her down, so she'd probably have to pick a present or former member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Maxine Waters? Sheila Jackson Lee? Cynthia McKinney? Barbara Lee?
I want Zero to stay and go down with the sinking ship...and take all of the rats with him.
The Dems sold their political souls with him, let them pay for it.
That said, perhaps someone like Rep Donna Edwards of Maryland or someone from the business community like Ursula Burns, CEO of Xerox...or a man like Kenneth I. Chenault, CEO of American Express (I have no idea whether Burns or Chenault are Democrats and would even be interested...just thought I would toss them out there).
That is our area. Ask your mom if she’d vote R, if Hillary were the Dem nominee. It’s amazing how many people have forgotten the Clinton record.
I will worry until Obama is formally nominated. He can be beaten easily. We are living his record now.
There's no way DC votes for the Republican candidate.I wasn't suggesting that they would vote Republican. I was suggesting that they would vote Communist.
You're right about any Dem candidate having D.C. locked up. The big question in such a situation would whether the Republican or Communist candidate came in 2nd in D.C.
Good idea. In the meanwhile keep gathering bad press on him and Hillary.
QUITER!
“I think the scenario where they go out and riot is a little far-fetched,..”
I have noticed in my community these past 6 months an increase in the black population. All of them have said, when I’ve asked why they chose to move 60 miles outside a major metropolitan city, that they preferred someplace quiet without much crime or gang activity.
Uh-huh.
Not only can’t he understand how badly he’s doing, he doesn’t care.
For the democrats, supporting and helping to get Obama elected, they can keep the black demographic wing of the democratic party on the reservation for another generation. Any move against him for a short term damage control for 2012 would destroy the black demographic support. I don't think they have a choice but to support him through clenched teeth, go down with him, and write off 2012.
Especially if Cain is on the GOP ballot. Black business owners are going to tell their black employees, that the GOP is better for their job futures than the Democrats.
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