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In reply to the discussion: Let's tie Obama's hands behind his back, then bludgeon him on "weak" job numbers [View all]sendero
(28,552 posts)..... for a long time now.
BOTTOM LINE - we can tell when someone is FIGHTING and when they are ACQUIESCING. It is not easy to prove with FACTS but we know it when we see it.
We know that OTHER DEMS have made things happen and LOADS OF REPUBLICANS have GOTTEN THEIR WAY with WAY LESS CONGRESSIONAL advantage than OBAMA had.
I think Obama will probably be re-elected - but ONLY because his opposition this year is unbelievably inept.
But really, Obama has done little to actually fix the mess we are in, period. For whatever reason and I don't claim to know just what that reason is/was, he TOTALLY UNDERESTIMATED the gravity of the situation and let precious time get away. Now, I'd almost prefer to see Romney because the mess is so intractable he would be eating his words in four years when things are not substantially better.
BUT THERE WAS A WINDOW and OBAMA let it close, period.