Reply #12: Thank you. I recognize that there are formidable forces driving him to the right

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I'm not sure though that Obama is up "against" those forces. He often seems to me to be on their side.

I'm also not sure that a challenger from the left wouldn't stand a chance. Consider 1968. LBJ was driven out of office by a challenge from the left -- and rightfully so in my opinion, because of his escalation of our involvement in Vietnam. I believe that RFK would have stood a very good chance against Nixon had he not been assassinated. It depends who the challenger is. LBJ was damaged goods. So is Obama. Perhaps the biggest barrier is what the corporate media would do to a challenger from the left. But with enough charisma, maybe they would be unsuccessful in their efforts to destroy him or her.