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lacrew

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5. IMHO, President Obama is not running against a Republican

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2012, 09:21 AM

Mar 2012

The election will be a referendum on his record.

For better, or for worse.

Therefore, I pin his chances on his own approval ratings, not theoretical matchups.

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There is no way on this planet that Pres. Obama polls so badly against any of the Klowns [View all] MrScorpio Mar 2012 OP

Agree 100% Greybnk48 Mar 2012 #1

You made me think back to when bush and cheney stole the 2000 election warrior1 Mar 2012 #2

This post might help explain it. Are_grits_groceries Mar 2012 #3

I want to believe you, but I just worry that people are so upset about the gas prices CTyankee Mar 2012 #4

IMHO, President Obama is not running against a Republican lacrew Mar 2012 #5

just sample relative to signal dominance by RW radio.... certainot Mar 2012 #6

I'm just fishing as to how a slightly-right-of-center president could be deemed a "librul". HughBeaumont Mar 2012 #7

All of those are the same people and they make up about 20 some percent madokie Mar 2012 #8

I agree with you JustAnotherGen Mar 2012 #9

I thought the same thing before President Carter lost to a B-actor named Reagan NNN0LHI Mar 2012 #10

most people don't care/know anything at this point alc Mar 2012 #11

They are bs libtodeath Mar 2012 #12

It's because the campaign is not about the presidency, it's about the ideology wiggs Mar 2012 #13

Having almost an entire generation of Reaganites interspersed among us doesn't help much NNN0LHI Mar 2012 #14

Spam deleted by greyl (MIR Team) zombielogic Mar 2012 #15

no way in hell noiretextatique Mar 2012 #16