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Question: Will he still win even if something happens such as a string of weak jobs reports?
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« on: June 03, 2012, 10:26:41 AM »
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« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2012, 10:32:04 AM »
Not necessarily. It's true that it's going to be easier for him than Romney, but he's not invincible.
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« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2012, 11:20:16 AM »
I'd give him a 98% chance at this point.
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« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2012, 11:21:15 AM »
No. Too many factors are against him this time. Although they're was a lot of issues in 2004 that were against Bush but he still won.

I'd give him a 60-70% chance.
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« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2012, 11:22:44 AM »
No one ever wins "no matter what", unless their opponent is either a nutty extremist or clearly incompetent and Romney is neither of those things.
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« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2012, 11:24:05 AM »
Quote from: 中国共产党=criminals on June 03, 2012, 11:22:44 AM
unless their opponent is either a nutty extremist or clearly incompetent and Romney is neither of those things.

Um...
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« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2012, 11:37:48 AM »
No. At this point it's a toss-up and will be throughout the summer and maybe even until election day.
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« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2012, 11:43:24 AM »
"No matter what"? That's a bit steep.
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« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2012, 11:50:05 AM »
It's a 50-50 election, but I give the edge to Romney.
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« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2012, 11:53:13 AM »
Quote from: NHI on June 03, 2012, 11:50:05 AM
It's a 50-50 election, but I give the edge to Romney.

Yep. Candidates don't usually win re-election with these numbers, and Obama's going to have a hard time recovering if he's humiliated by the Supreme Court and in Wisconsin this month.

His only options are essentially to take his licks and look weak, or get aggressive and declare war on the SC, turning off independents. Rock and hard place.
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« Reply #10 on: June 03, 2012, 12:15:19 PM »
It's more likely than not that he wins re-election considering the opposition.
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« Reply #11 on: June 03, 2012, 01:41:16 PM »
Keep underestimating Mitt Romney. Go ahead.
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« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2012, 01:50:22 PM »
Quote from: HagridOfTheDeep on June 03, 2012, 01:41:16 PM
Keep underestimating Mitt Romney Barack Obama. Go ahead.

Fixed that for you
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« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2012, 01:50:54 PM »
Quote from: HagridOfTheDeep on June 03, 2012, 01:41:16 PM
Keep underestimating Mitt Romney. Go ahead.

We will since it's just so hard not to.
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« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2012, 01:52:35 PM »
Of course not. All else equal, he's obviously a better candidate than Romney, but he's still the incumbent, and we're possibly on the verge of a double dip recession.
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« Reply #15 on: June 03, 2012, 01:57:19 PM »
Quote from: bgwah on June 03, 2012, 01:52:35 PM
Of course not. All else equal, he's obviously a better candidate than Romney, but he's still the incumbent, and we're possibly on the verge of a double dip recession.

We're in an L-shaped recession people.
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« Reply #16 on: June 03, 2012, 01:57:30 PM »
people have been screaming about a double dip since 2009 and it hasn't happened. It aint gonna happen this year.
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« Reply #17 on: June 03, 2012, 02:02:24 PM »
put clinton on the ticket
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« Reply #18 on: June 03, 2012, 02:07:40 PM »

I donīt understimate the power of conservatives in the USA. Mitt Romney is not Santorum nor Gingricht. In Europe we always see most of Republicans like unelegible persons but people there usually think in another ways.  Iīm pretty sure that Obama will have to face troubles. I see the chances 55-45 in favour of Obama, or so.
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« Reply #19 on: June 03, 2012, 02:25:37 PM »
The United States isn't on the verge of a double-dip recession, FWIW. Growth is slowing, alarmingly so, but that's not the same thing. The leading indicators generally haven't supported that call, although the jobs report was obviously terrible.

It's worth noting that (IIRC) even if a recession does being in the next month or so it'll still be too late for the ECRI to have been right, so... Tongue
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« Reply #20 on: June 03, 2012, 02:26:52 PM »
« Edited: June 03, 2012, 02:31:33 PM by Mitt Romney, Economic Heavyweight »
Obviously, no.

Anyone who thinks Obama will win "NO MATTER WHAT" is either delusional or a hopeless Democrat hack.

Chris Matthews, a big Obama booster by the way, was right.  

A few more Sundays like this and Obama won't make it past August.
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« Reply #21 on: June 03, 2012, 02:29:58 PM »
Quote from: Mitt Romney, Economic Heavyweight on June 03, 2012, 02:26:52 PM
Obviously, no.

Anyone who thinks Obama will win "NO MATTER WHAT" is either delusional or a hopeless Democrat hack.

I genuinely pity them. Just as I pity certain delusional Republican hacks on this site (it would be rude to point out which ones), that believes Romney will win no matter what Smiley
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« Reply #22 on: June 03, 2012, 02:31:32 PM »
Well, no, of course not. What does that even mean?

He's the favourite, certainly, and I'd put money on him winning (even with those unfortunate jobs numbers), but Romney will probably win if Obama eats a baby on live television or something.
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« Reply #23 on: June 03, 2012, 02:34:51 PM »
Quote from: Oakvale on June 03, 2012, 02:31:32 PM
Well, no, of course not. What does that even mean?

He's the favourite, certainly, and I'd put money on him winning (even with those unfortunate jobs numbers), but Romney will probably win if Obama eats a baby on live television or something.

Sorry Oakvale, bad jobs numbers, and Obama loses.
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« Reply #24 on: June 03, 2012, 02:38:00 PM »
It's early May. A lot of things can change either way. To say either one of the candidates will win no matter what is idiotic.
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