Why Obama won’t face a primary challenge

Washington Post by Harold Meyerson | Aug. 4, 2011 (Opinion)

President Obama is faring poorly these days, but he can console himself with the fact that he’ll probably be spared the fate of previous presidents who fell on hard times: a primary challenge. Those groups within the Democratic Party that might otherwise be shopping around for a more forthrightly progressive alternative are deterred by two factors: the likelihood that any challenge will end up helping a radicalized Republican Party and the fact that ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Barry Grossheim - Aug 3, 2011 - 6:19 PM PDT
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Bob Herrschaft
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 by Bob Herrschaft - Aug. 5, 2011

The article presents a well-conceived reasoning of why Obama is not likely to have a serious primary challenger, but it neglects to factor in the most probable game-changing challenge from the outside. New York's Mayor, Michael Bloomberg is dying to enter the race...and with a failing economy and both major parties pilloried in the polls, such an independent candidacy is likely to have a strong appeal.

Unless Obama is able to recapture his base on the left, it is quite possible that the Republican right could capture the White house in a 3way race. Progressives should perhaps think carefully about forming their own party and endorsing major party candidates that endorse real reforms.

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Barry Grossheim
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 by Barry Grossheim - Aug. 4, 2011

Very well reasoned and articulated.

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