...and w/ B.H.Zer0BAMBI'S control of the Media / Unions / NEA & the 4 branches of Government; a very chilling prospect.
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.
Are there any governorship races coming up this year?
...and w/ B.H.Zer0BAMBI'S control of the Media / Unions / NEA & the 4 branches of Government; a very chilling prospect.
Excellent!
...an excellent point.
Short / concise message.
"Unless the GOP screws it up..."
They could still figure out how to do that.
They need a good candidate (different from those usually mentioned).
And they will need all of the factions of their coalition especially conservatives.
The candidate has to be a "fusionist" with enough charisma to bring all of those together.
Suggestions?
Bet on the GOP to handwarp gift Obama a second term....
And there's the crux. Too many did too little for way too long and the end result is a GOP as totally corrupt (if maybe a bit better meaning) as the 'Rats.
If you can't retake it lock, stock & barrel (and I see ZERO movement in that direction in this forum) sink the barge, build a new ship. And pray.
America -- a great idea, didn't last.
Let's not forget that Obama and the people around him are very, very clever, and they are clever enough to come up with excuses and reasons why Obama does not have to provide legal documents to prove that he is eligible to be President of the United States under the laws of the Constitution of the United States.
For instance, Obama's camp will no doubt come up with clever legal reasons why President Obama does not have to provide his Hawaii long form birth certificate when he signs routine eligibility forms required in most states before a presidential candidate can get his name on the state primary ballots.
Yes, Obama will be a most difficult candidate to defeat in 2012 if he runs for a second term for President of the United States. No doubt about it.
The best thing that happened in 2008 in politics was Hillary not being elected to the White House.
Admittedly, it was a very bad year all around.
That’s ten reasons - and nothing really bad has happened yet!
IF the GOP screws it up? LOL!
IF????
They will. Bet on it. They are already planning on it.
I have to give them some hope right?
Tell me about it. I’ve been a N.O. Saints fan for the past 40 years.
They come out too strong preaching social issues then they will lose.
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They had better not remain too silent on thise “social issues.” THis is a flawed and mythical mentality. That was what McCain tried to do — and a WHOLE LOT of the Conservative Base didn’t take too kindly to it. By the way — McCain lost. Perhaps a REAGAN approach would be better — you might remember that Reagan didn’t shy away from “social issues,” and he won LANDSLIDES — TWICE.
I did say “too strong preaching”.
Reagan ran against a very weak Carter and again with Mondull.
His fiscal conservatism and strong defense stance were the winning formula and the primary message.
Your math is impeccable.
The GOP is dead. The GOP voters will never have enough sense to take the lesser of the two evils and just win one for the gipper for Christ sake. And the GOP leadership will never have enough sense to put conservatives in charge and stop pandering to the left.
First off I'm voting for Palin 100%. I can't be swayed from that position.
But the big problem with GOP voters now is that they will let Obama win again just because they can't stand to see a guy like Romney win. I'll vote for Romney in a heartbeat if he gets the nomination.
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