Originally Posted by patsfan13

...His strong opposition/ support number is 44-21 with numbers like those ....

Originally Posted by patsfan13

...He needs to hope the birthers enable him to play the victim.

Originally Posted by chicowalker

If it stays where it is, there's still the huge question of who his opponent turns out to be. Huckabee, Gingrich, Palin, Bachman, Pawlenty -- none of them beats Obama if things are essentially the same as they are today. (Romney? Possibly.)

Originally Posted by Patters

Do you think Obama is using the right strategy if he wants to get reelected?

Frankly, he's a bore. Maybe that's who Americans will vote for, but let's remember that our boring Presidents -- be it Carter, Ford, or Bush --did not fare well. I keep hoping we'll see an Obama who leads and fights and makes a passionate and fact-based case for liberalism, but instead he seems to be, as they say, no drama Obama.

- He didn't take a bold stand on Wisconsin. -
He shouldn't unions are not policy.

- He's not speaking out forcefully about what's wrong with the Tea Party.
You really got to be kidding here.
All political groups should be welcome and let their divergent ideas represent us.

- He's not making a case for fixing our deficit by raising taxes on the wealthy.
Is it our set in stone policy ... more taxes on wealthy = less investment.

- He's not arguing that budget cuts will lead to job losses.
Well I guess we need to speed up the printing presses and up the deficit.

- He's not taking a strong stand on transparency.
He's been exposed as a huge liar on this one.

- He's not even taking a strong stand on Libya.
He said what he needs to say ... should we invade everyone?

- He's not even taking a tough stand on oil companies as the price of gas and heating oil skyrockets.
controlling the markets is bad and dangerous ... remember the Carter freezes?

- He's not even taking a bold stand on Wall Street, where bonuses are back to pre-recession levels.
You guys have a real problem with capitalism and free markets.
It is no different paying Tom Brady and Alex Gonzalez and Kevin Garnett. Being the best at something brings a price. when you do not pay the talent moves on to other countries and that would hurt us.

- He doesn't really seem to be standing up for anyone, just trying not to make too many waves.
Who should he stand up for ... except for Biden ... poor guy is buried.

Whether you will support Obama or not, do you think he's adopting a smart political strategy?
It's an efficient and economical policy.
When we insert ourselves it always costs us $$$ ... those days are over.

Originally Posted by Nikolai

I think I saw some polls saying that Huckabee ran strong against him (albeit a few months ago), but the rest? Yeah, no chance.