Reply #192: I'm not agreeing with everything you said................... [View All]

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but I do think that the only way that Obama could be in serious trouble in '12, short of some big time unexpected, is if he had a REAL primary challenge from the left, even the far left. THEN all those disaffected constituencies would have an true alternative.

If Bernie Sanders ran for the Democratic nomination (I'm not sure he can being a registered Independent/Socialist), I think that Obama could be in trouble. Not that Sanders could unseat him (highly unlikely IMO), but it's just that primary fights, ESPECIALLY when they involve incumbent presidents, can EASILY turn real bitter and cause people to stay home during the general.

BTW, I would vote for Bernie during the primary at the very least.