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Daily Beast Column: 12 Reasons Obama Wins in 2012
The Daily Beast ^ | 01/21/2011 | Mark McKinnon

Posted on 01/21/2011 9:43:12 AM PST by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 01/21/2011 9:43:16 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
God Help US.
PLEASE
2 posted on 01/21/2011 9:46:54 AM PST by DeaconRed (Proof The Polls are a scam. There is No Way Zero has more than 12% approval.)
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To: SeekAndFind

The only thing I agree with is that there doesn’t seem to be a Republican that can stur passion. So far, it’s the same old faces of 4 years ago.


3 posted on 01/21/2011 9:47:28 AM PST by Old Retired Army Guy (tHE)
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To: SeekAndFind

yes.... we’re sure scared now!


4 posted on 01/21/2011 9:47:32 AM PST by Mr. K (There are 10 types of people those who know BINARY and those who don't)
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To: SeekAndFind
The economy’s rebounding

They open with a false premise. As long as unemployment stays around 10% nobody will buy that the economy is rebounding.

Obama certainly could win, but it will be despite the economy.


5 posted on 01/21/2011 9:48:58 AM PST by Brookhaven (Moderates = non-thinkers)
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To: SeekAndFind

ONE Reason WHY Obama WON’T Win in 2012

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Certifigate.

The Anti-birthers (here on FR and everywhere else) keep telling us that the birth certificate issue is a non-starter. That we should focus on the issues and defeat his agendas.

It’s been two years now. How’s that working out for us?

Really, the ONLY thing that is gaining momentum and is moving forward to derail the Pres__ent is Certifigate.

Yes, it is encouraging that the Repubs want to overturn Obama Care, and yes it is helpful that a majority of states are opposed to it as well, but Certifigate is still viable.

If only the RINO’s at Fox News would get on board, as well as Limbaugh and Sarah.

Oh, and FREE THE LONG FORM! (That is if Abercrombie can find it!)


6 posted on 01/21/2011 9:52:12 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Yes, as a matter of fact, what you do in your bedroom IS my business.)
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To: SeekAndFind

From the genius who runs the No Labels bunch.


7 posted on 01/21/2011 9:54:31 AM PST by BigSkyFreeper (In 2012: The Rookie and The Wookie get booted from the White House.)
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To: Brookhaven

Before Barry can run, he has to be certified as eligible...again. Surely one Secretary of State somewhere in the USA will do the right thing. Actually, this is all street theater to keep the peasants diverted - Barry won’t run again because of all the damage he has and will continue to inflict upon this once great Nation.


8 posted on 01/21/2011 9:55:03 AM PST by Sioux-san
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To: Responsibility2nd

The birth certificate is just part of the issue (a big part to be sure); it is also his admissions forms at Occidential College, his transcripts from all of the universities he studied at, and his method of financing his undergraduate and law school education.


9 posted on 01/21/2011 9:56:24 AM PST by Maine Mariner
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To: BigSkyFreeper

McKinnon probably won’t be running the opponent’s campaign this time either, that is another problem for Barky.


10 posted on 01/21/2011 9:57:58 AM PST by jospehm20
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To: SeekAndFind

1. True, except that most Presidents with an economy in the pits as this one is fail to be re-elected. See Carter.

2. VERY true.

3. True, though Republicans will manage to raise a Billion, too.

4. Partly True. The difference, this time, is that they have to run on his record.

5. Partly True. There are other factors involved that were not in play in the prior elections cited. i.e., Economy.

6. FALSE

7. FALSE. White flight will not be reversed. Obama has to run on his record, and that record stands squarely against him being able to retain anything more than the ardently partisan. Independents are not likely to break his way.

8. FALSE. Obama’s “moderte” rating — weak, even by the polls cited here — will be unmasked as a the lie that it is when he starts Vetoing Republican legislation and with his rhetoric against Republicans and other Conservatives on the Campaign Trail. His own mouth and party will be his downfall here.

9. Could happen, but more likely its wishful thinking on the part of the left that Republicans will self-destructe. The massive sparring match between Obama and Hillary didn’t keep Obama from being elected. And, there’s no guarantee that Obama won’t be running for nomination unopposed.

10. True

11. True. This is one of the problems with illegal immigration, which leads to voter fraud via illegal voter registration.

12. True. But, similarly, there are several paths to 270 for Republicans. The Mid-terms demonstrate that Democrat control of certain states is not as much of a “given” as it once was when one takes into consideration the fickle attitude of the Independent voters relative to the economy.

In short, while several of the points made in the article are True, several are false and where they are false tends to undermine the weight of even those that are true. The economy and his own broken promises to his far-left constituency will be the elephant in the room at the Dem Convention. It will also be the elephant in the voting booth that will keep independents and some of his core base from voting for him. Many won’t vote, other will vote for 3rd party candidates, and still others will vote Republican (as happened in 2010). Don’t underestimate the impact of the Tea Party, nor the impact of the hyper-criticism of Tea Party or the Dems attempt to blame Republicans for the shootings in Arizona, etc.


11 posted on 01/21/2011 10:04:44 AM PST by TexasGreg ("Democrats Piss Me Off"M)
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To: Voter#537

I trust Mark McKinnon about as far as I can throw my dog.


12 posted on 01/21/2011 10:06:27 AM PST by altura
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To: Maine Mariner

The birth certificate is just part of the issue (a big part to be sure); it is also his admissions forms at Occidential College, his transcripts from all of the universities he studied at, and his method of financing his undergraduate and law school education.

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True. And his passport records, his questionable Social Security number, his adoption records, and on and on and on....


13 posted on 01/21/2011 10:06:31 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Yes, as a matter of fact, what you do in your bedroom IS my business.)
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To: SeekAndFind
13.

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14 posted on 01/21/2011 10:09:28 AM PST by Iron Munro (When a society loses its memory, it descends inevitably into dementia - Mark Steyn)
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To: SeekAndFind
Only if Sarah is accidentally blown up by an organized squad of unrelated individuals (D) in an inexplicable, random act of man-made disasterhood.


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

15 posted on 01/21/2011 10:15:02 AM PST by The Comedian ("Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice" - B. Goldwater)
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To: Maine Mariner

We have to have a Republican candidate that proudly shows his birth certificate on a huge screen behind him everytime he makes a speech. A candidate that points out the he knows how many states there are in America and that America is a Christian nation. Doesn’t seem too hard to me, but the Republicans are so cowed by the media it’s sickening.


16 posted on 01/21/2011 10:15:55 AM PST by dandiegirl
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To: SeekAndFind

If the economy rebounds, Zero is likely to win reelection. If there is a double-dip recession, he’s done for — no matter who the Republicans nominate.


17 posted on 01/21/2011 10:22:03 AM PST by Sooth2222 ("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)
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To: dandiegirl
We have to have a Republican candidate that proudly shows his birth certificate on a huge screen behind him everytime he makes a speech.

Is there anyone other than Sarah who has even had the strength of character to acknowledge there is an issue with Obama's citizenship?

I don't recall that it was ever mentioned at all in the McCain campaign.


18 posted on 01/21/2011 10:22:40 AM PST by Iron Munro (When a society loses its memory, it descends inevitably into dementia - Mark Steyn)
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To: TexasGreg

As for point 12, I wonder if the author adjusted the electoral count to reflect the loss and gain for a number of states as a result of the 2010 census. If memory serves, some six votes go from blue to red states, which makes Obama a loser if he can’t carry these five states.


19 posted on 01/21/2011 10:23:23 AM PST by Upbeat
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To: Iron Munro

I don’t see that we have a single candidate other than Palin withe the guts to stand up to him. If we’re fighting in 2012, it’s with Palin at the lead.


20 posted on 01/21/2011 10:35:46 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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