[BobL]

“We have to be careful for what we wish for on this one. The polls I’ve seen show Obumwad with a 70+% personal approval rating, and just over 50% job approval. “

I hear you, but I still say it will be a cakewalk, providing that we PLAY OFFENSE (which is often asking a lot of Republicans). Much of Obama’s support came from white guilt - that guilt is OVER.

[chimera]

I agree that if we keep Obama on defense and make him run on his record, he will have a tough time. That means we have to control the meme and frame the debate on our terms. Historically, ‘Pubs/conservatives have been lousy at that. Because the media will do nothing but dig up dirt and as soon as they do we're playing defense. We can't get a message over of our vision. We can't turn the spotlight on Obama’s failures. I mean, look what the media has done to our candidates just in the primary. They killed Gingrich on his personal failings. They've made Santorum out to be a “weirdo” because of what happened with the one child who died. Paul has been made out to be a wacko. They ran Cain out of town on a rail. They destroyed Palin in the last election. The only one they've kind of left alone is Romney, but that's because they want him to be the nominee. Once he is, they'll unload on him (same as they did to McCain). If it's this bad during the primary, imagine what it will be when one of them goes up against the media's jug-eared Jesus. They are going to destroy and bury anyone who ends up the last one standing. So we'd better be ready for it and have a plan to keep the issue firmly as one of a failed, inept President against someone with good ideas and a decent record of achievement.