I just can't comprehend how any Republican challenger's chances against Obama can be so easily dismissed.
Obama was elected in 2008 because of:
1. Unanimous and uncritical support of the MSM.
2. The "First black president" white guilt trip.
3. The Bush administration, which struggled thru an epically bad second term.
4. John McCain, the worst GOP candidate since Alf Landon.
5. The curiously timed collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, creating an economic crisis that reflected poorly on Republicans.
But, in 2012, none of these advantages will be present.
1. The MSM will stand behind Obama...but their power, influence and credibility is severely diminished.
2. The "First black president" act carries no weight any longer.
3. The Bush administration is no longer in the rear-view mirror.
4. Thankfully, John McCain will not be the candidate. And, hopefully, nobody like him.
5. Obama owns the economy now. And, after the GOP sweep of the House in 2010, his first two years have been judged a failure. Nothing has happened to turn the economy around and his job approval is generally in the toilet.
So, why do the pundits now consider Obama's re-election a given?
The rat voter fraud will be beyond breathtaking.
I hope the GOP state governors can get “voter ID” passed BEFORE Nov,2012 to give us a fair shot...I mean, a fair crack, oops, a drug reference, well, y’all know what mean.
Well, let's see. In 2000 Bush's driving history became a molotov in the media's hands. In 2012, it would not surprise me in the least if the media borrowed a fresh cadaver from some city morgue and put it in Palin's campaign bus undercarriage. If they have to, they'll plant evidence, commit violence, you name it. PDS is to BDS as ebola is to chicken pox.
You have to put yourself in the mindset of an apolitical independent.
They get their politics from the Daly Show, Saturday Night Live.
Obama will be an incumbent.
The independent will make the decision on what president will suck less and vote for the incumbent.
Unless there is some foreign crisis, or the price of gas-travel is so ridiculously high.
Good points.
However I think the media will successfully encourage the voters to not ‘racistly reject the first black president’.
Voters will elect a lot of Republicans to congress to actually run things and keep him for appearances. That’s the reasoning behind some Dems’ desire to run someone else (though their black constituency is too important for that to happen).