Posted on 05/06/2011 10:14:56 AM PDT by Chi-townChief
these folks are delusional.
They are trying to scare away potential challengers with this talk.
BTW, Trump hasn’t been “taken down”, he is simply laying low....
Anyone feeling depressed?
Trump isn’t done, and this author is dreaming. According to Simon, Obama has a ‘mastery of the issues.’ Ha. He has utterly failed in every aspect of this presidency, and when he speaks, the public opinion usually goes in the opposite direction. The left is dreaming. The GOP has an advantage going into the next election unless the economy dramatically improves. The electoral map right now is definitely in our favor.
IMO things look a heck of a lot better for 0bama now than they did one week ago. If the economy continues to slowly add jobs and gas prices stablize, he may be very difficult to defeat 18 months from now.
“For 2012, the Democrats have something: Barack Obama.”
This is EXACTLY their major weakness.
“Still No Clear Leader in GOP Field.”
Still nobody the republican people, the voters, want.
Republicans should take a line from Reagan’s playbook. “Are you better off than you were four years ago?”
Not me. Why be depressed? The debate last night was great and Obummer is still in all types of trouble on the economy and foreign policy. His polling is a disaster for an incumbent rolling into a tough reelection. He is totally beatable. Simon is once again trying to prop up this loser and it is falling on deaf ears.
Think back to 1980, as bad as things were for Carter - and I would argue that the economic pain in the fall of 1980 was probably much worse than the pain is today, not to mention the hostage saga - Carter still led Reagan by 3 to 5-points less than a week before election day. If Reagan wouldn't have crushed Carter in that last debate, Carter probably wins reelection. It's tough to beat incumbent presidents, that's why it's done so infrequently.
At the end of the day, Presidential elections are still contests between two people. Reagan beat Carter because he was optimistic and hopeful, wildly experienced and one of the best communicators, ever. Clinton beat Bush because of Perot, but also because he had a lot of experience,more than 10-years as governor, and was one of the best communicators, ever. That's what it's going to take to beat Obama, and anyone who thinks otherwise is whistling past the graveyard.
But as long as Obama has throngs of naked-emperor-praisers in the media, they'll see to it that many will remain too blind to recognize that reality.
/////still in all types of trouble on the economy and foreign policy. His polling is a disaster\\\\\
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/president_obama_vs_republican_candidates.html
Disaster for the GOP, yes..........
I suspect that Trump is a pretty good strategist. If he's got any 'goods' on Dumbo, he will release them when he knows it will do the most harm. It almost makes me feel sorry for the guy with the big ears.
The debate last night showed who the voters want overwhelmingly. Cain.
Hate to say I agree but what can ya do?? Played out that way for Clinton too.
I would reply if only the dry heaving would cease...
Baloney. If you are going to take head to head polls of a massive field when we don’t have a candidate yet, that is your silliness. Half of those people are totally unknown as demonstrated by Cain last night and the other are not even running. Those polls never show anything that pans out. Where was Reagan at this point in ‘80? It looked like a Baker or Bush year.
Look at the only poll that matters now. Obummers Approve/Disprove. One point bump for killing OBL? How in the world is that strong. Don’t listen to the media spin. Look at what Obummer is actually doing. He is focusing on collage kids, blacks and the rest of his base he should have locked up by now. The WH is in panic mode as far as I see.
Someone needs to tell this genius that NO incumbant president has EVER won reelection when the unemployment rate is above 8%. Zero, zip, nada.
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