Could the Democrats be headed for a huge victory in 2012?

Mike Tomasky wrote an article in the Daily Beast that Obama could be headed for a landslide victory in 2012. The Democrats may take back the House, but lose the Senate in the process. However, a big presidential victory might give the Dems all three houses.

Stranger thing have happened!

The GOP ticket is like a circus clown show. The three evangelicals: Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry and Rick Santorum have no chance at all. Perhaps they are there to pander to evangelicals. None of these candidiates have the stature or communication skills of Mike Huckabee who ran in the 2008 GOP primary.

Newt Gingrich's act is fading. Both left and right wing media have trashed him. The conservative National review say his character flaws make him unfit to be president. The review  then asks Republicans to “reject a hasty marriage” to Gingrich.

Mitt Romney is probably the best candidate the GOP had but lacks charisma and he has run a lack luster campaign that is more like that of an incumbent president. He has refused interviews and the one he recently had with Fox News was a disaster.

Jon Huntsman, the former US ambassador to China, is a great candidate but far too moderate for the Tea Party crowd. Many pundits suggested that Huntsman really has his eye on a run in 2016 and just wants to get acquainted at this juncture with the electorate.

That leaves Ron Paul who could win the Iowa GOP caucus . Paul is despised by some of the other candidates because of his position on defense, drugs and gay marriage. Paul may end up as a third party candidate and IBOPE/Zogby said he could win 16 per cent of the vote.

Rightardia thinks if Paul runs for president as the Libertarian choice, the GOP is sunk. However, Paul will also pick a lot of students and Occupy protesters that could also hurt Democrats.

In any event a presidential victory for Obama would be amazing with a 43 favorability rating today from Gallup and a 44 per cent rating form IBOPE/Zogby.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/12/13/michael-tomasky-could-obama-be-headed-for-a-landslide.html

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