09 Feb 12
Given Romney is looking likely to win the Republican candidacy, and given that this all but guarantees Obama getting re-elected. Who is next (in just over 4 years)?
Will the Democrats produce another candidate able to capture the public like Obama? did or will the Republicans actually produce someone of note?
09 Feb 12
Originally posted by nook7Secretary of State Clinton
Given Romney is looking likely to win the Republican candidacy, and given that this all but guarantees Obama getting re-elected. Who is next (in just over 4 years)?
Will the Democrats produce another candidate able to capture the public like Obama? did or will the Republicans actually produce someone of note?
10 Feb 12
Originally posted by nook7Whoever wins the Republican nomination will consolidate all the conservative support, just as when Obama finally landed the nomination, Hilary supporters reluctantly got in line, save a few diehard feminists.
Interesting and quite plausible.
From the republicans is there anyone of note?
Obama's only chance at reelection is a dramatic change in the economy, and the short memory and attention span of many American voters.
10 Feb 12
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Originally posted by nook7John Thune or Mitch Daniels from the GOP. Also perhaps Chris Christie if he can learn to control his mouth a little and perhaps drop a little weight.
Given Romney is looking likely to win the Republican candidacy, and given that this all but guarantees Obama getting re-elected. Who is next (in just over 4 years)?
Will the Democrats produce another candidate able to capture the public like Obama? did or will the Republicans actually produce someone of note?
11 Feb 12
Originally posted by normbenignActually a long memory will allow voters to remember that when Obama took over the country was in the midst of an economic crisis. Not a merely a "recession", a full blown crisis that sent our entire banking and automotive industries on the brink of complete collapse, if not for the government saving both.
Whoever wins the Republican nomination will consolidate all the conservative support, just as when Obama finally landed the nomination, Hilary supporters reluctantly got in line, save a few diehard feminists.
Obama's only chance at reelection is a dramatic change in the economy, and the short memory and attention span of many American voters.
Yes, lest those short memories forget that when Obama took over we were losing 750,000 jobs per month, and now we've seen 23 straight months of private sector jobs growth.
BTW, Obama is going to win.
Originally posted by normbenignTo the contrary, I also predict the President will be reelected. Unemployment will be below 9% in November, and key is the mounting perception that the economy is moving in the right direction.
Whoever wins the Republican nomination will consolidate all the conservative support, just as when Obama finally landed the nomination, Hilary supporters reluctantly got in line, save a few diehard feminists.
Obama's only chance at reelection is a dramatic change in the economy, and the short memory and attention span of many American voters.
Moreover, the Republicans have just simply produced baffoons as candidate choices. Sure, the conservatives may coalesce around whoever secures the Republican nomination, but there is not enough right-wingers who hate Obama, and also must consider the likely unenthusiastic lower voter turnout amongst Republicans.
And strikingly, the independents and swing voters who decide the general election may not be overly happy with the President but they dislike more (or are scared of) the Republican candidates.
Four more years.