"in June of 1995, a Newsweek survey found Dole leading Clinton, 49%-40%."

"In case you were wondering, back in March of 1995, Bob Dole was leading Bill Clinton, per a Los Angeles Times poll. And in June of 1995, a Newsweek survey found Dole leading Clinton, 49%-40%."

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/06/07/6803731-first-thoughts-obama-vs-the-economy

That is an exact quote from Bob Dole making love to his wife.:rofl:

Clinton was supposed to be "toast" post-1994 according to the Republicans and the media pundits. The problem (for Republicans), of course, is that Clinton wasn't. I still see no clear path to victory for the Republicans in 2012 unless people are so angry and upset that they simply choose to vote for "anybody but Obama", which I can't actually see happening. I predict that once the dust clears and we know whom is on the GOP ticket, people will sober up a bit (if they haven't already) and take a fresh look at their choices, which will ultimately favor Obama IMHO. No matter how bad things are for President Obama at this moment (and it's a virtual "lifetime" in politics until next November), people are NOT going to elect a Palin, a Bachmann, a Cain, a Santorum, a Gingrich POTUS simply because things aren't rosier than they might like or think they should be (and things could get much better in the coming weeks and months) and the Republican Tea Party is likely not to accept (or at least be enthused by) the nomination of somebody bland like Pawlenty or phony plastic like Romney (though in the end the candidate will end up being more or less an "establishment" candidate). In the end, as has so often been the case during the past two years, at the end of the day, the only "adult" left standing in the room-Obama-is the one who will be (re-)elected POTUS in 2012 IMHO. I mean, just think at all of the "ammo" the Republicans have given us in just 5 months!

But, I know... "Who the %#&$ else ya gonna vote for, chumps?"

As are most polls period this far out from an election.

My favorite bumpersticker.

Obama is in the lead now, but this may very well change after thousands of corporate funded negative ads run against him as allowed by citizen united. There is no reason to assume Mitt Romney or Tim Pawlently cannot beat Obama. This election is not a given and will have to be fought for.