What are you talking about??? Nobody does that. You are just assuming that because it's what you people do when a dumb ass Republican like GWB is in office. Don't judge others by your behavior.
Also, I don't agree with your assessment. Lastly, tell us what crummy Republican in the running has a chance of beating President Obama??? Nobody is pretending anything.
Simple. 9% unemployment. 40% approval Rating. Massive debt problems made worse under his watch.
The Question we should be asking is why would Obama have any chance at all.
Answer because the GOP isn't much better.
In any normal Election Obama would be the underdog at this point.
Sad commentary on the state of American Politics that a President with such bad numbers, in such a bad economy has a better than fighting chance at re-election because the Opposition sucks too.
Oh and Nobody does what? Pretend Obama is a lock in 2012? Really. A sorts of die hard libs on this board do exactly that every single day in here. They try and tell us why Obama will surely win, despite all the facts that should mean he will lose.