Obama's region of doom

aristotle · May 23, 2012

Tuesday's primary in Kentucky and Arkansas yielded a continuing problem for Barack Obama. He just isn't very popular among Democrat primary voters in these two states. In Kentucky's Democrat primary, Obama ran unopposed and lost 42% of the vote to "uncommitted."

This blog piece was interesting: http://www.politico.com/blogs/charlie-mahtesian/2012/05/obamas-region-of-doom-124297.html

If Romney can carry Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia... he probably wins.

paullud · May 24, 2012

It is shaping up to be a close race which most never expected.

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davekc · May 24, 2012

He will have a uphill climb in Ohio & Virginia because of all the unions there.

layoutshooter · May 24, 2012

Not if he uses Obama's anti-coal rants in West Virginia. Might even work in PA. ANYONE could beat Obama assuming that they ran a proper campaign. Lot of hard core gun owners in all three of those states. Go after Obama on 'Fast and Furious' his love of the U.N. controlling our guns AND his 'secret' move to outlaw the importation of ALL semi-automatic shotguns into the U.S. Funny, the public comment thing has ended on that one, no word on it yet. Is the coward in chief waiting until after the election to drop that bomb?

witness23 · May 24, 2012

layoutshooter · May 24, 2012

witness23 said:

I would hide my face too if I was backing Obama.

Moot · May 24, 2012

aristotle said:
In Kentucky's Democrat primary, Obama ran unopposed and lost 42% of the vote to "uncommitted."

These are Democrat primaries and mean diddly squat because Obama is the incumbent. Come November I guarantee "uncommitted" won't be on the ballot as a Democrat presidential candidate in any state.

aristotle · May 24, 2012

Moot said:
These are Democrat primaries and mean diddly squat because Obama is the incumbent. Come November I guarantee "uncommitted" won't be on the ballot as a Democrat presidential candidate in any state.

I agree. Loyal Democrats who bother to vote in November will turn out for Obama. Obama was never going to carry Kentucky, West Virginia or Arkansas, anyway. Looking at these primary results, though, one might speculate Obama's general election numbers might slip a percentage point or two from his 2008 totals.

Obama has a record, now, and it isn't pretty. Still, I would consider Obama the favorite to win. In the general election, most states are winner-takes-all with respect to the electoral college. A few states, not sure how many, award electoral votes proportionally. I do not see any likelihood Obama will capture as many votes this time around. For that reason only, Romney has the chance to be competitive.

Those of us who want Obama replaced have to depend on discouraged Democrats staying home, while a few conservative Democrats cross over. Romney doesn't excite the GOP base, so replacing Obama will be tough. Does it even matter that Obama has been a lousy president? Probably not.

Moot · May 24, 2012

Thanks for clarifying this. I took your original post to imply that somehow Obama was in major trouble because he didn't show well in the Kentucky and Arkansas Democrat primaries. If I was a betting man, I would put my money on the trifecta of Barack Obama to win, Nitt Romney to place and Ron Paul to show in the November elections. For the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, my money would be on Hillary Clinton for Best of Show. Arf!

Pilgrim · May 24, 2012

Random observations on the passing scene (with apologies to Dr. Sowell):

** Senator Richard Lugar - a 6-term incumbant senator - was recently defeated in the GOP primary by a conservative opponent. His re-election was originally considered to inevitable by the political pundits.

** Up until recently the mainstream media had started to carve the epitaph on Republican Gov. Scott Walker's political tombstone, convinced he was a dead duck in the recall effort that supposedly had over a million signatures. Lo and behold, it was just announced that the DNC has withdrawn a $100K ad buy because it's become obvious that Walker's reforms are becoming wildly successful and his Democrat challenger is falling behind. Once again the MSM's favorite candidate looks likely to lose in spite of their predictions of inevitability.

** The presidential campaign has only JUST begun and Romney is in a virtual tie with Obama in most polls and ahead in some that survey LIKELY voters. Most voters don't start paying attention to the campaign until late summer - a lot can change between now and then. Remember at this time in 2004 John Kerry was considered to be a slam dunk.

** In spite of the emphasis the MSM and talking heads put on all the different minorities, the group that elects presidents is the majority WHITE MIDDLE CLASS. That's why all the others are called minorities. The White Middle Class is currently experiencing double-digit unemployment, afraid of losing their homes, and worried about their retirement savings evaporating due to the miserable Obama economic management with its 0% interest rates.

** Joe Biden - the White House's version of the village idiot has seen his favorablity ratings fall 18% since 2009. His act is also wearing thin, especially in the critical swing states.

** Only the liberal lackeys in the mainstream media would regard a sitting president with a record worse than Jimmy Carter to be an inevitable second-termer. It will be interesting to see the direction public opinion turns and how "inevitable" Obama is if SCOTUS declares his signature achievement to be unconstitutional in the near future.

SHARP327 · May 25, 2012

I just wish that the Republicans could have came up with someone worth voting for!

I'm not loyal to any party!

Pilgrim · May 25, 2012

SHARP327 said:
I just wish that the Republicans could have came up with someone worth voting for!

They did - Romney is a far better choice than Barack Hussein Obama, even though he's not the perfect candidate. Let's just face facts - we'll never see the perfect candidate because anyone that's been in a public office that has even a modicum of responsibility has made decisions that someone, somewhere will disagree with. But looking at the picture as a whole, we can get rid of this incompetent socialist POTUS and vote out congressmen that don't adhere to conservative principles. This was the case with Richard Lugar, and can certainly be the case with these liberal democrats that have supported the Obama agenda. The gains are made incrementally, and the 2010 midterm elections were a good first step. The momentum will continue this fall.

SHARP327 · May 25, 2012

I stand by what I said before.

skyraider · May 25, 2012

by the time all the smoke clears, I hope to be in the Gulf looking for Jimmy Buffet/Margaritaville or something like that.

layoutshooter · May 26, 2012

skyraider said:
by the time all the smoke clears, I hope to be in the Gulf looking for Jimmy Buffet/Margaritaville or something like that.

No Jimmy Buffet/Margaritaville for me. Ole Jimmy is a big time leftist and Obama bum.

In addition to that I am into the "Buy American" idea, SO, no tequila. Jim Beam Devil's Cut, ville.

denny2010 · May 26, 2012

But not much these days is "american made"....remember when my dad worked for a steel company. He used to have grind down the chinese markings off the steel before they shipped it out..today it may say american made but it was assembled overseas ...

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layoutshooter · May 26, 2012

denny2010 said:
But not much these days is "american made"....remember when my dad worked for a steel company. He used to have grind down the chinese markings off the steel before they shipped it out..today it may say american made but it was assembled overseas ...

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Jim Beam is made in Kentucky, with American grown crops, American water and American labor. It is therefor VERY patriotic to drink it!

When at home and wish to have a beer I have beers brewed in Michigan or Ohio.