Posted on 06/21/2009 3:23:45 PM PDT by EdnaMode
10 Reasons Why Obama Will be a One-Term President
1. Barack Obama won in part because of the amount of people he inspired with the campaign slogans: "Hope and Change" and "Yes We Can." He won't be able to use these slogans in 2012, unless he starts rooting for the opposition.
2. Over saturation. The problem with electing a Celebrity President is that people get tired of celebrities after a while. The news has become the new Entertainment Weekly, with anchors reporting on the latest Obama gossip.
3. The history factor will be gone. Part of the allure of voting for Obama was wanting to see a black President. Now that it has happened, the "white guilt" vote will likely be significantly reduced.
4. The Bush wasn't so bad after all vibe. In just five short months, Cheney has clearly exploited Obama's weaknesses on fighting terrorism, while vindicating Bush. Obama may have won, partially because a great number of people went back to a September 10th mindset, due to there not being another terrorist attack in the US.
5. Iran and North Korea. Obama's been indecisive and not acting like the leader of the free world. That he has remained silent on Iran will not sit well with many people.
6. The economy. People blamed Republicans for the Recession, and many people who voted for him expected Obama to end it quickly. The American public is more impatient than prior generations that reelected FDR in slow economic times. People will not have the patience to endure a long economic crisis. If the unemployment rate stays high, expect Obama's numbers to continue to drop.
7. America is still a center-right country. Americans are conservative on most of the important issues. The Republicans need to point out that Obama's views are the opposite of most Americans.
8. Don't count Hillary out. Jimmy Carter nearly lost in the 1980 primaries to Ted Kennedy. Obama ran out of steam against Hillary in the later primaries and lost in most of the big states. If Obama continues to fail on the most important issues, Clinton might want to capitalize.
9. High expectations. Obama was portrayed as a post-racial, healer who was going to solve all the world's problems. Now that the aura is dwindling, many people might realize the promises he made were impossible.
10. The more they know, the less they like. Part of Obama's appeal was that he was an enigma. Since being elected, they've seen him crack jokes about the Special Olympics, make a public speech about the murder of an abortionist and release only a written statement on the murder of an Army recruiter.
Now if only the GOP can nominate someone who is clearly different than Obama on the most important issues and can successfully inform the public on all of Obama's failures, which the mainstream media will not cover.
Clinton never got over 50% of the vote in either of his elections. Still, somehow, amazingly, incredulously, who wudda thunk it, he managed to defeat Bob Dull.
I already read your comment.
Obama can screw up big time over the next 18 - 24 months and just like Bill Clinton did in his first term, pull a rabbit out of the hat and win in 2012.
Timothy McVeigh, Ross Perot and Bob Dole are those primarily responsible for Clinton getting a second term.
Obama would have never been an even one-term President had the GOP not put up some mushy, middle-of-the-road doddering old fart like McCain.
Even D. Hunter’s son, Michelle Bachman, and Ron Paul? You want them all thrown out? It seems to me that we lost a number of conservatives in the last 2 election. We can’t afford to lose more, can we?
I was at a party this past Saturday night. There were 20 people there consisting of Republicans and a few lone DemoRATs. All 20 agreed and came to a consensus that ALL POLITICIANS MUST BE VOTED OUT OF OFFICE! The American people are very very angry and the clueless Elitists in DC continue to ignore the handwriting on their walls.
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