re: #49 lastlaugh

Its hard to imagine a party that’s tearing itself apart over an upstate New York election will regroup in time to put up formidable opposition to Obama. If Afghanistan goes well and the unemployment is down, its hard to see even well-formed opposition beating him.

Yeah, exactly. Right now who the hell could the GOP even run? They’re deliberately doubling down on the crazy vote. They can’t organise their way out of a bag, much less the deep hole they’re in.

I’m cynical enough to say that Afghanistan won’t even matter. So long as unemployment is down and/or the economy is showing sufficient signs of improvement, he’s in. If the economy crashes even harder, or if there is a major terrorist attack within the US, then it’s possible people would vote for a bag of dirt with an R label slapped on it, but barring that?