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Dude, that has to be the silliest thing you've ever said.
9% unemployment, 38% approval rating, 800 point drop in the Dow, double dip recession, 4 trillion in new debt, $4.00 a gallon gasoline.
You really think voters are going to ignore this because Rick Perry is a big meaniehead who exectues baby killers?
You forgot about the credit down grade. Yea, everyone loves Bam!!
you know, I'm really trying my best here, but remembering a full list of "Why Obama sucks as a President" is quite a difficult job, and I just got back from vacation. Come on, NatureGirl, cut me a little slack!
A point. When I was on vacation, I met up with my old boss and her husband. (We all like to vacation in the same area.) Because they know I'm into this stuff, we talked a bit about politics, and what I found is that neither of them knew all that much about Perry or Romney. (The husband, who is a smart guy who runs his own contracting service, thought Romney was the governor of New Jersey.)
So for the OP to point to a poll that shows Obama leading Candidate X with a large number of undecideds, and say, "Yup, Obama's going to win because people hate Republicans!" is being a bit foolish.
Now, I DO think the GOP has a lot of long term issues they need to address. They need to make more inroads with hispanics, and this bashing Perry over tuitions is running in the wrong direction. I think they need to do a lot more relating to working people and their problems and less with the billionaire who won't be able to buy a new polo pony if Obama's tax increases go through.
That's the point. Republicans have been campaigning against Obama for years. Democrats, on the other hand, have not yet begun to campaign against the eventual nominee. Why do Republicans fall in and out of love so quickly? Because as soon as somebody becomes the front-runner, all the gory details start coming out.
That why Republicans would run an "unnamed candidate," if they could.