A quick question...

[GPORTER]

lets say that Obama and Biden loose narrowly against McCain and Romney on November 4th. Obama still does well in the election and the democrats keep the congress. Obama works for the congressional races in 2010 and keeps the democrats in both houses of congress.

Now for the question, in this scenario, would Obama run again in 2012 for the democratic nomiantion? How would that election play out?

[Χahar]

I've actually wondered this. I think it's very possible.

[Meeker]

Obama has said that his wife won't let him run again. Take that for what you will.

[BushKenya]

Obama has said that his wife won't let him run again. Take that for what you will.

Plus, I think in 2012, Hillary will stage a fierce comeback no matter who is in the White House when the campaign unofficially begins on Swearing-in Day in January 2011.

Obama certainly has time to run again, (he'll only be 51 in 2012), but he, and Hillary, will run the risk of being a has-been, the same thing that killed the Edwards campaign in early 2008 and probably part of the reason Al Gore isn't running.

This will sound very home-state biased, but I seriously think we will have a new player on the national scene in 2012, or definitely in 2016, and that is then-Former Governor Brad Henry of Oklahoma.  Henry will position himself by running for the Senate in 2010 and use that as a spring board into either 2012 or 2016, or an outside chance of 2020.  Remember, Henry will only be 47 by January 2011 (he was elected Governor at age 39), and that would put him 48 or 49 by Election Day 2012, and you can do the math for 2016 and 2020 and even 2024.

[J. J.]

Obama has said that his wife won't let him run again. Take that for what you will.

Plus, I think in 2012, Hillary will stage a fierce comeback no matter who is in the White House when the campaign unofficially begins on Swearing-in Day in January 2011.

The unofficial for Clinton begins 11-5-08, at the latest.

Obama certainly has time to run again, (he'll only be 51 in 2012), but he, and Hillary, will run the risk of being a has-been, the same thing that killed the Edwards campaign in early 2008 and probably part of the reason Al Gore isn't running.

208 was the time, and the time for the liberal wing of the Democratic Party.  If it fails this time, the next candidate is not a liberal.