It appears that President Obama may not have as easy a road to reelection as many had thought. The thinking was that Republican Mitt Romney would be the candidate the Obama campaign did not want to run against. But, Democrats still thought Obama would breeze to reelection in 2012. Recent polling shows President Obama was running ten points behind Mitt Romney with independent voters. That is a crucial voting bloc as liberal and conservative lines are entrenched. Another bloc of voters thought to be in line with President Obama were women. The so-called Democrat inspired "War on Women" fizzled out with Americans understanding that the entire episode began and ended with liberal activist Susan Fluke. She was found not to be credible when it was discovered she was and is a liberal operative of the Democratic Party. President Obama's latest political maneuver of supporting Gay Marriage has not produced the results he had hoped. Many African-Americans are steadfastly against Gay Marriage. I'm not saying Obama will lose a large percentage of the black vote. But, it did not help him as he had once hoped.
The Obama campaign can claim these polls are all "biased" as they claim the New York Times poll is purported to be. That is a shocking statement about a newspaper that many conservatives consider to be on par with Pravda of the old Soviet Union. The NY Times has always had a liberal vein and always will. But, when the NY Times claims that Romney has suddenly caught and passed Obama with women, then that does get your attention. The "War on Women" Hail Mary backfired on the Obama campaign in a big way. There's a long way to go in this election year, of course. But, for people who thought President Obama was a slam dunk for reelection had best reevaluate their opinion. Your horse is in trouble.
I hope, if President Obama wins re-election in 2012, he curbs his bouncing balls and running up and down ball-courts, and puts more emphasis on flapping his tongue to win jobs for the country and the American people. As a centrist, I can't see how he can find time to play sports, when people are going hungry and unemployment for many Americans borders on uncertainty as a way-of-life. Where's his pride and leadership? Is it hidden in his re-election? Or is Mitt Romney really worth the gamble?
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Wes, I don't have much of a problem with Obama's golf game or basketball game. What i have a problem with is his out of control spending habits on the American credit card. Our grandchildren and great-grandchildren will have to pay back the trillions in debt he has accumlated in his presidency. I don't know if Romney is worth the gamble. But, at this point, anyone is better than Obama. Thanks for the comment.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your input Dave on the issue of capitalism. I agree with some of what you insist will occur in the future, due to over government spending, with future generations, but I disagree that Obama is the author of the American Dream gone awry. We have Richard Nixon to thank for that one.... And I'm sure you know there is more misery to come for everyone except the very rich.
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