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The problem with pundits is they start to believe their prophecies. Never say never. You may be wrong and the overconfident tend to be wrong more than the cautious. It does look like President Bush will be reelected, but think back to 1992. The last President Bush looked strong, and turned out not to be. Don't discount the possibility of some Perot-figure entering the race, or some bizarre turn of events. Dean may well falter in the primaries, opening up the way for another candidate. But it does look like he's shot himself in the foot for the general election. Once a candidate has written off half the country it's hard to recover.

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IMHO, I keep going back to McCain as the Perot in 2004. He grits his teeth and smiles as he professes to support GWB, but his hatred for the man is so obvious. He undercuts the Administration every chance he gets. Note the latest comments the other day. I have a feeling that he will leave the GOP and run as an independent so as to prevent a second term for GWB at any cost, no matter how detrimental to the country.