Why Obama will lose in the fall

[008]

I hate to admit it, but a meltdown is always possible.

[Miss P]

I hate to admit it, but a meltdown is always possible.

Yeah, I'm not all that convinced Obama is going to win.  I am entirely convinced that it won't be the Latino and Asian-American votes that do him in, though.  Thanks for playing, Vercingetorix.

ETA:

The professor seems to confirm my initial point which was that hispanic voters will play a crucial role in the upcoming election, a point you disagreed with Miss P.

I do not believe the bolded is an accurate characterization of my remarks.  I disagreed with your conclusion that Latino racism would play a crucial role in the upcoming election.

[Saxby Clemens II]

I was a little disturbed at the stories suggesting he might pick that Republican woman for VP.

I'm fairly certain he won't, but yikes...

[008]

I hate to admit it, but a meltdown is always possible.

Yeah, I'm not all that convinced Obama is going to win.  I am entirely convinced that it won't be the Latino and Asian-American votes that do him in, though.  Thanks for playing, Vercingetorix.

I mean, I hope he does, but the Repubs are a formidable misinformation-nonsequiter-distract-you-from-the-issues machine.

[Miss P]

And Obama's not all that hard-hitting on the issues, either, so he makes it pretty easy.

[Miss P]

I was a little disturbed at the stories suggesting he might pick that Republican woman for VP.

I'm fairly certain he won't, but yikes...

Yes.  Seriously, gag me.  I will not vote for him if he pulls any kind of stunt like this (including both that Agriculture Secretary and Hagel).

[Saxby Clemens II]

I really wish they'd both just announce something already and stop leaking stories trying to steal each other's thunder.

[Miss P]

my decision isn't so much voting for obama as it is voting "not bush: the sequel." other options exist, but as anyone knows only the dems and repubs count in any general election, and anyone else is a distraction the dems and repubs put up with because they take votes from the other guy.

Right.  I'm just not going to vote for the Dems because they're not the Repubs if they insist on blurring the distinction -- which at this point is their main selling point.

[Saxby Clemens II]

my decision isn't so much voting for obama as it is voting "not bush: the sequel." other options exist, but as anyone knows only the dems and repubs count in any general election, and anyone else is a distraction the dems and repubs put up with because they take votes from the other guy.

Right.  I'm just not going to vote for the Dems because they're not the Repubs if they insist on blurring the distinction -- which at this point is their main selling point.

Seconded. 

They can only expect me to be a good Democrat for so long...

[008]

And Obama's not all that hard-hitting on the issues, either, so he makes it pretty easy.

This is true, but who is hard hitting on the issues?  Politics is a waste of time.  It's a popularity contest between two equally unsympathetic characters.  I dont vote usually, unless i'm particularly moved AGAINST a candidate like in 2004 against Bush.  This election comes down to not wanting Bush III in office, so I'll vote for whoever is running against him. Hell, I'd vote for Mickey Mouse or Tyrone Biggums over McCain.