SK: I’ll preface what I’m about to say by admitting I’m not so hot at political prognostications, but I’d be frankly stunned if Obama fails to win re-election. Paradoxically, the GOP noise machine has done an excellent job of laying the groundwork for a Republican presidency in 2012, but the putative nominees have completely squandered any chance of this happening as they’ve self-immolated on national TV.
So Obama gets another bite at the apple, and I believe we’ll experience more of the same (2nd terms rarely outperform 1st terms, as measured by results), hopefully leading back to a more moderate stance within the GOP. The key word is “hopefully” and I’ll freely admit to being somewhat Pollyanna about this. I’d also like to see someone like Huntsman win election in 2016, but let’s not go crazy, right?
