On Feb 18, 2011, at 8:45 AM, Jim Farmelant wrote:
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> http://www.gallup.com/poll/146138/Nameless-Republican-Ties-Obama-2012-Ele
> ction-Preferences.aspx
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>>> Although it is way too early to tell, it certainly does smell like
>> "weak one term president."
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>> An unnamed candidate often performs better than a named one.
>> I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Obama re-elected.
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> I think that a lot will depend on how well the economy
> is doing next year.
If "Wall Street" decides Obama is still worth the billions needed for his campaign, the corporate media will reelect him. If they choose someone else he'll be gone. And it won't make a dime's worth of difference to the people.
The only thing that matters is whether or not there will be a genuine populist (ie., "left") candidacy capable of mobilizing tens of thousands of committed campaigners and getting millions of votes, forcing the next administration to accomodate the people to some degree and setting up for a winning campaign in 2016.
Shane Mage "Thunderbolt steers all things." Herakleitos of Ephesos, fr. 64