Comments on: Pundits Competing to Frame Obama http://donklephant.com/2009/03/16/pundits-competing-to-frame-obama/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Alistair http://donklephant.com/2009/03/16/pundits-competing-to-frame-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-438002 Alistair Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:01:44 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=14049#comment-438002 To: Avinash_Tyagi I think it's too early but the economy should turn around at the beginning of 2010 which begs the question as you suggest if he leaves office with high approval rating with a strong economy it will bolster the Democratic field, but the question is who Hillary Clinton will be 68 years old and would be the oldest person every to run for office. One Democrat that I would be looking at very closely is Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill who like Clinton has a very populist message that would appeal to moderate. Speaking of which moderate Republican will make a comeback and could make a strong case and that one person to watch very closely is Jon huntsman of Utah who could make a strong run for office in 2016. To: Avinash_Tyagi

I think it’s too early but the economy should turn around at the beginning of 2010 which begs the question as you suggest if he leaves office with high approval rating with a strong economy it will bolster the Democratic field, but the question is who Hillary Clinton will be 68 years old and would be the oldest person every to run for office. One Democrat that I would be looking at very closely is Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill who like Clinton has a very populist message that would appeal to moderate. Speaking of which moderate Republican will make a comeback and could make a strong case and that one person to watch very closely is Jon huntsman of Utah who could make a strong run for office in 2016.

]]> By: Avinash_Tyagi http://donklephant.com/2009/03/16/pundits-competing-to-frame-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-437994 Avinash_Tyagi Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:48:26 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=14049#comment-437994 If ther economy turns around by October 2012, which it almost certainly will, Obama will basically be coronated in his reelection campaign. Truly barring something major, Obama will be reelected by a large margin and Democrats will likely be able to ride his coattails to victory and political dominance. The bigger key for Obama is what he does for the long term, what will happen in his second term and what will be the state of the nation when he leaves in 2016, because at that point the Dems have no established line of succession, so it will be important that Obama leaves with high approval ratings and a strong economy that can bolster the Democratic field in 2016. If ther economy turns around by October 2012, which it almost certainly will, Obama will basically be coronated in his reelection campaign. Truly barring something major, Obama will be reelected by a large margin and Democrats will likely be able to ride his coattails to victory and political dominance. The bigger key for Obama is what he does for the long term, what will happen in his second term and what will be the state of the nation when he leaves in 2016, because at that point the Dems have no established line of succession, so it will be important that Obama leaves with high approval ratings and a strong economy that can bolster the Democratic field in 2016.

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