Vanquish
Vanquisher of shills
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It is not just the hard right that views Obama as weak. The far left does as well. Obama's base has crumbled. He has lost the center. He has lost the college age people that voted for the first time. They all have jobs now and bills to pay. They will not be back. At least to vote for Obama again. And the white suburban moderates....forget them. Too many of them have fallen on hard economic times, lost jobs or lost their home to foreclosure.Obama is not nearly as weak as the Hard Right portrays him, not at all. Perry has an outside chance of taking him on, Romney a much better one, and no Tea Party candidate has a chance at all. Think of all the Nevadans last November who went to the polls and had to decide between Reid and Angle. They stuffed a rag in their collective mouth, held their nose, and voted for Harry. The Tea Party will cost the GOP presidency if they put the American electorate in a similar situation.
People are going to vote economy and kitchen table issues.
They do not care about hope and change.They want a clear policy. Not promises. They want a plan and they want to see how it is going to be implemented and how it will be funded before they go ahead and vote for Obama. There is no boogeyman for Obama to run against. His "A vote for the GOP is a vote for the George Bush policies of the past" rant doesn't wash anymore.
If the economy does not improve by mid 2012, Obama would lose to Mickey Mouse.
There's a HUGE BIG GAPING FLAW in your little argument there...
However much the "base" crumbles...especially the far left...they're still going to like Obama more than whomever the rabid right puts out there.
So the Right beats up on itself throughout the primary...and their candidates are the worse for wear. Independents may get turned off.
I will say that for the same reason that a lot of people voted for Obama, independents might vote Republican. If the Repubs were to really stress their candidate's business prowess instead of moral issues...they might be seen as the cure to the economy.