At this time, I would like to see a convoluted race next spring, ending with no clear nominee and a brokered convention. Except that the GOP would probably pull defeat out of the jaws of victory and nominate the other Bush.
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Manipulation of the economic/jobless numbers is well underway. And the Obama supporters have been tauting his foreign policy successes. They still have a year for rehabilitation.
Obama could be a formidable incumbent facing an embattled, wounded GOP nominee. Incumbency is difficult to win against.
Don’t worry. We’re killing ourselves right now as evidenced by really vicious infighting on this forum. But when a winner emerges, we’ll go back to thinking about Obama.
Thinking about Obama will make anyone vote for the Republican candidate and all these people saying, “I will never vote for — fill in the blank” are just venting.
At least, I hope so.