Reply #104: Aside from it being so far out that it's essentially meaningless [View All]

[Proud Liberal Dem]

the article makes it a little unclear about whether people are saying that he doesn't deserve a second term or whether they believe- for some reason- that the odds are good that he won't win a second term. The article mentions a earlier CNN poll that asked about whether or not he deserves a second term but this article seems to be talking about people not believing he will win a second term. That's a pretty crucial distinction IMHO. I'm of the opinion that Republicans, despite all of their bravado, are actually really uncertain about their ability to beat President Obama in 2012. I mean, why else would so many candidates be undeclared at this point? And who would be the most likely candidate to beat him and why? I know that President Obama's fortunes are tied to the state of the economy but he won and assumed office when it was MUCH worse and the Republicans haven't done anything to make things better and continually reveal themselves to have no substantive ideas or course of action other than to assail President Obama. This isn't to mention the existence and toxic influence of the Tea Party on the Republicans.