Nightmare scenario: Obama drops all pretense and declares himself to be a R.

[Hawkeye-X]

Then what?

[Sherman A1]

1. Then not too much really changes in my opinion

30 years ago I believe he would have been considered a Republican. I said that to some folks here when he was running and elected. I do believe he is very smart and very capable, I do not believe him to ever have been a progressive.

[CakeGrrl]

2. Goody. It'll make it easier to choose someone in the Primary, won't it?

A good chunk of this place already thinks he IS one.

:eyes:

[Kalun D]

3. Nightmares are imaginary

This is reality

a tax giveaway to the rich "deal" with the repugs, no dems involved and it includes a payroll tax holiday which has been tried before to attack social security

Obama has de-facto declared he's a repug a long time ago, when he helped the bush boy push his $700 Billion banker "bailout" through the senate.

[tom_paine]

4. He would never do that - destroys the illusion of a two-party system

Plus, the Repug Base of Idiot Confederates, Cruel Cunning Sociopaths and People Who Can't Pass a 11th Grade Civics Exam (if civics was offered to the American Subject Populace, which it isn't), could NEVER be un-brainwashed to accept him. Oh, plus he's Black, which is a non-starter for the Neo-Confederacy.

No, no no, Obama can far better continue his mission for the Oligarchs as the Urkel of Omega House (Marmalard and Neidermeyer, eat your hearts out!) to finally and fully destroy the Democratic Party as a viable and even slightly independant force.

Eventually, the Republicans will have to wind up carrying and supporting the wretched, constituent-less Democratic Party that represents no one and nothing otherwise the illusion they have so carefully nurtured will die, and they can't have that.

I foresee a day, 20 or even 50 years from now, when the Repugs will have to use their electronic voting machines to add Democratic votes, instead of block them.

[mfcorey1]

5. If he did that Mitch McConnell would swallow his teeth and turn blue. We all know that for him

it is about more than him being a democrat. He hates him for other issues.

[old mark]

8. I think McConnell did that last week - he looks a bit blue to me...

maybe he's dead and no one realized it...


mark

[TorchTheWitch]

6. What does he need to say it for?

It's long since been obvious. Doesn't matter what letter either D or R that he wears on his shirt.

[cali]

7. and little green critters alight from spacecraft.

what's the point of speculating about something nearly as unlikely?

[leveymg]

9. He would still have his cheerleaders here at DU. "It's just the 11th Dimension of his chess game."

"Relax, I'm on it.", and so forth.

[LonePirate]

10. Hasn't he already done that? His policy positions certainly indicate he's a right winger.

[madrchsod]

11. why would that be a nightmare?

i thought it was obvious by now. he`s a per-gingrich moderate republican.

[TeaBagsAreForCups]

12. A win for Truth in Branding...

..although still redundant to what we all now know about our "progressive" President.

[seabeyond]

13. he has passed more progressive leg than any other dem in quite a while. now what? nt

[Mortos]

14. Then he starts loading up all the professional left into those camps

the teabaggers were telling us about.

Go watch Glenn Beck. He will reinforce your delusions.

[LWolf]

15. A certain percentage of Democrats, and DUers, will immediately switch parties. nt

[PVnRT]

16. That won't happen

Even if he were a closet Republican (he's not), they already hate him so much no one would want him in the GOP.

[Davis_X_Machina]

17. Every time I say to myself...

..."That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen on DU", someone makes a liar out of me.