Why Obama Is Not a Lock in 2012
I’d be scared to vote for ANY president who was a lock. It smacks of groupthink to me.
However, I do want him to win. Not because I’m a fan of his (and I SO AM), but because he’s the best we’ve got. His record of keeping to his word and promises isn’t perfect, but it’s far better than any POTUS we’ve had as long as my parents have been alive.
Obama could lose too, even to someone who seems silly to fusty opinionators like me. He could lose if he keeps playing on the Republican field — deficits — rather than in the arena preferred by most Americans: the sputtering economy. He needs some big, new, easy-to-understand economic initiatives. He could lose if he doesn’t remind the public that he cut their taxes, as promised, and their Medicare drug bills. He also has to prove that, despite the bailouts, he’s not Wall Street’s sucker.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2070953,00.html#ixzz1Mr0LqvkZ
