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Do You See O'bama the Nominee in '12 and Being Re-elected? Why or Why not?

Thu, 11/04/2010 - 11:20pm | Oliver

Short answer: yes, at this point. With months of recovery, albeit slow, by then and the proverbial gridlock, and with not even a glamour Republican candidate on the scene now (unless one considers Palin in that way?)  he should make Chicago once again proud.  

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Charles Chapin wrote on November 15, 2010 at 5:11 pm

Obama will be the nominee;

Obama will be the nominee; there's not much doubt about that. No party dumps a sitting president. Whether he'll have a second term depends on the economy, the economy, the economy and the choice of the GOP. It won't be Palin. I'm not even convinced Palin wants the job.

Oliver wrote on November 15, 2010 at 11:11 pm

Speaking of dumping, if

Speaking of dumping, if things weren't going along swimmingly for Prez. O. by 2012, I could see his current V.P. being dumped if there were some perceived political plus to it. In my 61 yrs. I don't recall a sitting V.P. being dumped other than the Agnew resignation. There also was a withdrawal of candidate Sen. Thomas 'Zapped' Eagleton from the McGovern ticket.

So, who might O'bama's opponent be......

Strange1 wrote on November 05, 2010 at 11:11 am

The Democrats better hope

The Democrats better hope that Palin is the nominee. That way they can be assured of a win regardless.

Oliver wrote on November 06, 2010 at 1:11 am

WARNING: I may accidentally

WARNING: I may accidentally unleash what might be construed as "sexist" comments......So let me profusely apologize in advance.

In short, I don't know what the best image would be for a female candidate for President.

Is that important? It shouldn't be, but it is, as strongly suggested by the Nixon/Kennedy debates where some saw Nixon as the "winner" on radio coverage and Kennedy as the "winner" on TV. But for a 5 o'clock shadow and a perceived shiftiness, our entire lives from the early 60s on may have been highly affected with a Nixon win in '60 and thus a presumably far different Vietnam involvement and ergo a much curtailed student protest movement. Also there never would've been the impact of 11-22-63.

In short, it seems to me that a female for President can't come across as Judge Judy OR Betty White OR as some "hot chick"... A man, however, can and must be able to show a degree of resoluteness, or sternness, yet be likable and packaged in relative youthfulness if he happens to be only in his 40s.

So, strictly by image alone, I'd say an older black Republican (sort of an oxymoron, I admit) would be the best to counter Obama in '12.

Regards,

thechampaignlife wrote on November 05, 2010 at 8:11 am

Pretty sure he'll be the

Pretty sure he'll be the nominee. Right now, I'd give it 50-50 odds for re-election. I agree, though, that 2 years is a long time and the economy is likely to be in much better shape so that should benefit him. With a Republican House and Democratic Senate, I don't expect much out of the next two years, though, save for the stuff everyone can agree on (cutting taxes and increasing spending). I think Palin will be the Republican nominee. Not sure why she's got so much star power. I know Obama was a relative newcomer who shot to stardom also but I dunno, just seems like he had more legitimate creds, was more eloquent, and more hope inspiring than nay-saying.