
Presidential reelection campaigns are always about the incumbent — serving as a referendum of that President’s performance in office and the results of their policies. It’s a choice election. It’s not about the challenger. What the incumbent tries to do is to make the other “choice”unacceptable,resulting in the incumbent’s reelection.
I suspect the 2012 campaign will be waged on only two issues:the economy and a referendum on ObamaCare. Consider that,as Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has already predicted,the Supreme Court will likely announce their decision on the constitutionality of Obama’s sweeping health care law on the last Monday in June next year. Such a time frame will likely be after the GOP nominee has been chosen but before the national party conventions,during the summer when the presidential general election campaign is not yet being waged ferociously.
No matter what decision is rendered,ObamaCare is guaranteed to burn white hot as an issue on the campaign trail in 2012.
Only after the 2012 election….
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An election for President and Commander in Chief of the Military must strive to be above reproach. Our public institutions must give the public confidence that a presidential candidate has complied with the election process that is prescribed by our Constitution and laws. It is only after a presidential candidate satisfies the rules of such a process that he/she can expect members of the public, regardless of their party affiliations, to give him/her the respect that the Office of President so much deserves.
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