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Originally Posted by Galaxy
The question I have is the people that are who high on Obama, what exactly are you expecting? Is he going to have to be extremely careful so he doesn't lose those undecided voters (the moderates/independents) going into the 2010 (making decisions that could impact the congressional races) and 2012 elections? What exactly are the rabid Obama supporters expecting? I mean, once he's elected, the "he's not Bush" thing is out the window. It seems like Obama has a much higher bar to clear than McCain would. Am I wrong on this?
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The rabid Obama supporters are very likely Obama '12 supporters no matter what happens anyway. I do believe there will be a subset of voters who have been taken in by the fact that he is a charismatic speaker who will end up being virtually impossible to please, and the republican nominee in 2012 will have a very easy time pointing that out. Its possible that subset of voters ends up being very large. It is purely anecdotal of course but I know normally skeptical, logical people who seem to have elevated Obama to godlike, untouchable status at this point, and the potential for backlash does seem high once it is realized that he's just another politician, either to become jaded and simply not vote in 2012, or for some of the more moderates who are just pissed off about the last 8 years to turn to the right.