Thanks to a long time reader of these messages who wrote - "Doug - I can't, for the life of me, figure out why the Republican pundits think Obama is a shoe-in...I just do not see BO's claim to be the only one who is electable. Help me out here." This posting is focused on answering this question.
For starters we are outnumbered & BO will call on all of his Alinsky community organizer skills to bring out the numbers in his favor – it will be harder than in 2008 but where else are these type of people going to go. Even after the worst three years in memory BO still has a 43% job approval rating meaning 43% favor the redistribution of wealth rather than the creation of wealth as described in Death of Democracy. In other words these people are not interested in any of the substantive reasons BO should not be reelected – click on Alphabetically A Through Y Why BO Should Not Be Reelected.
The latest poll reported tonight shows BO defeating Mitt 46 to 43 & defeating Newt 49 to 40. Factor in that many Tea Party & far right voters simply will not vote for Mitt or Newt. I personally know of some well informed people who did not vote in the SC primary – like it or not this is a factor favoring BO.
It is far better for people who are deeply concerned about our country like the writer above to work to find people who ordinarily would vote for statist candidates to convince them to vote for anti-statist candidates wherever they find them. If we are going to develop a real & lasting coalition of such people - like the two subscribers highlighted in the last two postings - we cannot ask them to merely vote along party lines – this will produce people like Boehner, Cantor, & the two leading Republican presidential candidates which will ultimately turn people off.
The best answer to the above question though appeared in today's WSJ Global View column entitled "The GOP Deserves to Lose" by Bret Stephens. Couple all of this together & then go work for all of the Jim DeMint-type candidates you can find if you want any chance @ all.
Thanks for the 'wonderful' reply.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if the polls have any validity tho. The vast majority of Americans are still asleep politically. They will start taking notice around September.
But, if you are right, I don't know if the country can last 4 more years. And I don't think it will go out with a whimper. The 'have-nots' will rise up when the money runs out. Those remaining 'haves' are not going to roll over. Could get messy.
Thanks again for the good news.
OMG (Obama must go)
I agree with the Bret Stephens column that you mentioned.
ReplyDeleteTake it for what it is worth, but Republicans who pull the strings, might want BO re-elected.
Why - they know in their hearts, economy will be in bad shape for next several years (not one year) and if Republicans were in office - who would get the blame??
But, if BO was re-elected and country went downhill for those years - would the public applaud BO. I think not.
When the following elections are held, Republicans would win BIG, but only if they produce a person who has a plan to improve the country. Not the present ones who are busy shooting each other in the foot.
This is so true! It really speaks to my hope for a shining knight to come forward to rescue us....we are running with losers...good way to put it!
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