that Clinton will primary Obama in 2012. I’ve gotten the predictable replies that presidents don’t get primaried, unless they really screw up. Pick a topic, any topic, and tell me where Obama hasn’t screwed up. He may be using more moderate language now in his speeches, but, he will not budge an inch from his far left radical positions. Look at Obamacare- he ain’t giving it up, he promised that in the SOTU lecture. Emmanuel is looking into how far he can go with Executive Orders. He already did the Debt Commission by EO.

Obama will continue to sit as a very black cloud above all of us Americans. Hope has now been replaced with Anger, even with some of his most ardent supporters. High unemployment will continue, the debt (and debt ceiling) will continue to increase, our freedoms will continue to erode, and, his approval numbers will continue to slide downhill.

The Clintons will never allow a Republican to replace Obama, especially when the Communists have come this far. Clinton will campaign with an “I told you so” mantra, and, she will push that she can be the next historic president because she would be the first female president. There is no question in my mind that Hillary would win that primary. I never, for a minute, doubt or take my eyes off the Clintons.

It’s an open question right now whether Obama will be challenged in a Primary on his Right, or on his Left, or possibly both.

Personally, I think a challenge from the Left seems much more likely, esp. if the Dems are unable to pass any version of ObamaCare, and esp. if we still have troops in Iraq or even Afghanistan by 2012. From the Left, Dean seems the most obvious choice, though I supposed there are other possibilities.

I think a challenge from the Right of Obama is much, much less likely, unless he does something *really* radical, or his foreign policy ends in a mushroom cloud (a small, but real, possibility). If he does get a challenge from the Right, Bayh is currently the most obvious choice, as Hillary is part of his Admin. and mounting a challenge to Obama from that position will be difficult-to-impossible.

He’s not getting a primary challenge from his left flank and I can’t think of one candidate who could challenge from the center-left. Looking at the Senate: Lieberman has no chance. Bayh had a chance, but he voted down the line for things the WH wanted, so this whole charade of stepping down now because the party is too liberal and trying to look centrist isn’t worth anything. Ben Nelson is a joke after his health care sell-out. The whole Democratic Senate caucus is in lock-step with him on policies that even independents who are left-leaning think stink to high heaven.

From the Governor ranks, the bench looks pretty thin as well. Maybe Mike Beebe out of Arkansas?

Are Presidents beatable because they get primaried, or are they primaried because the challenger smells the blood of a wounded animal?

so we can count the fools in the room?

If there is any early coronation on the R side, then the Repuclicans across the country can focus on keeping the dems slugging it out until the end.

1. Adherence to the Constitution of the United States of America
a. If an incumbent, adherence to their oath regarding the Constitution of the United States of America

Somebody may jump in, but I don’t see any of the big figures mounting a challenge either from the left or the center. Dems’ desire for power will overcome that. Unless he’s really in terribly bad shape anyway.

The only person that would or could primary Obama is Hillary. No one else stands a real chance. There could be a “statement” run. I could see a hard progressive running to pull Obama left. I could also see a Bloomberg type run as a Dem to pull Obama to the center. But that’s all for show.

Clinton is the only one who could pull it off and even she probably knows its a non-starter unless Obama completely collapses. Obama still has broad support and people are free to criticize him because he is not up for re-election any time soon. The Dems and the MSM will rally around him in an election year.

But if there is a severe second housing collapse or a successful terrorist attack or some major event like that in late 2010/2011, there might be an opening for Clinton.

I think Bayh might be veep material. He wont run for POTUS. Biden is uselss. He brings nothing, not even a single state or even good counsel. Obama doesnt even like him or use him. Bayh keeps Indiana in play, brings tens of millions of dollars, centrist creds and legit campaign skills.