Democrats Fret Aloud Over Obama’s Re-election

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  1. Philanthropy
    Posted September 12, 2011 at 6:26 pm | Permalink

    Democrats should worry about Obama’s electability. Apparently Obama’s advisors persuaded him it was safe to antagonize his base by supporting conservative Republican proposals, because his advisors think his base will not vote Republican. Maybe they won’t, but they could and likely will just stay home on election day and not vote. Obama didn’t win in 2008 because centrists voted for him. He won because there was a massive turnout of African-Americans, young voters, poor Hispanic voters, etc. — groups that usually have very low participation in elections. These groups were enthusiastic about Obama in 2008. They aren’t now and unless he can change that, he’s going to lose.

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