Maybe, maybe not. If it looks increasingly like Obama is going to lose and drag the Democrats down with him, then he becomes a powerless lame duck. If that happens, more and more people will feel emboldened to stick it to him.
The debate and the latest polls may have shown a tipping point. He's got lots of people pissed off, but afraid to go against the Chicago Machine. If the fear goes away, then he's hosed.
Wrong Machine. He doesn’t belong to the Daley’s or Madigan.