Obama is a shoo in for reelection.

I watched about 30 minutes of the republican pile up. And I already know perry. So the powers that be have determined that there will be another 4 years for Obama.

He doesn't have to shore up his base. The republicans are doing that for him.

He doesn't have to do anything even remotely progressive. Fear will take care of that.

Just keep getting the big money and don't piss off the timid white people. A ahoo in.

All it takes for evil fools to get elected is for Democrats to stay home on Election Day!

You are gonna wake up in a nightmare, I guarantee it.

I'm in a nightmare. Got fools to the right of me and centrists taking up the space to the left of me.

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who is pissed about jobs and their house price dropping.

There are a lot of idiots out there.

But idiots get scared and bought. What Obama has is scary opponents (just like last time) and tons of corporate cash.

I'm not unless he's got something big in the works.

Corrected your to you're before spelling/punctuation police see it.

I really believe it's too close for this Administration to take as much for granted as they appear to be doing.

to save Perry.

Just like Nader in 2000.

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How can we keep this from happening. Maybe we could actually try to fight for the things in the Democratic Platform. Nah. Let's just go with money and fear. We can always blame the liberals if the Democrats lose.

by luring others to throw their votes away.

After we rule out actually doing liberal things, I just can't figure out how to get those pesky liberals in line. Maybe the republicans will run palin again.

Doesn't matter what good things Obama could do between now and then. The goal posts will just be moved.

What on earth could those self-defeating things be thinking.

But the Democratic party is made up of leftists, moderates, and even some centrists; while the Rethug party is more and more skewed to the far right.

It's a misconception to think that the party consists only of liberals; or that the President can easily accomplish liberal goals while the Rethugs hold the House and enough votes to filibuster anything in the Senate.

Don't get out. Don't put out the fire. Just sit and simmer away.

Silly me thought I chose who the hell I cast it for.

If they didn't NEED the Progressive vote, they would have kicked us to the curb years ago when they decided to embrace the Blue Dogs. And look where the Blue Dogs have taken us.... :( They're so much better than Progressives. :eyes:

Whatever happens, they won't actually do anything progressive, because that would cost them corporate dollars. They would like to just tell us to bugger off, but they need to see if they think they can get it without our work and support. Depending on what the numbers tell them, liberals will be told to shut the hell up or there will be some nice speeches and promises. Of course they always have whatever bugaboo the republicans nominate to scare the bejeeberrs our of us. That's why I think that the worse the republican nominee, the more the powers that be decided they wanted Obama for four more. Given the band of yahoos and wackos that they are fielding, I figure the big guys are giving Obama another turn at bat. He's been hitting clean up for them so well.

and everything in between.

That's the problem. Our majority has to be cobbled together from across the entire spectrum.

by telling them how stupid they are and how ungrateful they are and how they need to shut up.

Yeah. That'll do it.

I would prefer Obama have more Democratic(progressive?) principles, but there is no choice, but to support Obama.

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It's really obvious now why Obama is positioning himself to the middle though - with all the lard on the right!

If things are no better than now he is toast. If unemployment is around 8% and getting better with a GDP around 3% he will probably be Ok.

The winner will be picked before the election.

The other boot hasn't fallen yet on good hair.

That's true in most things, especially politics.

is that we the people will settle for less, that we the people will settle

for the least worst" ---

At least for a little while.

Don't you agree that in order for this milk toast to see his base (you know the ones who were fooled) that this strategy is essential?

He's only semi-crazy, while the others, with the exception of Huntsman, is full on crazy.

He is full on crazy. Trust me.

Doesn't mean the media and money can't buy him a nomination or even a win. Hey. We elected the two dumbest presidents in history - ronnie and george.

Welcome to DU.

The pukes will have mega money and millionaires bank rolling their precious darlings. We need to get out the vote! Get everyone involved that was in the 2008 campaign..don't give them an inch. We must not sit on our asses and watch someone else carry the torch!