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Old 02-04-2012, 04:06 PM
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Default Re: Why Obama should be worried

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Originally Posted by Spencer Collins View Post
A reasonable assessment but locally,I do not see the support I saw for Obama in 08. Could Obama pull off another victory?..sure,it's possible but not likely at 8% or higher unemployment. If the price per gal of gasoline goes up to say $3.90 or $4.10,all bets are off even in a marginally improved economy.....Time will tell.
It's interesting, I don't see the public displays of support for Obama that I did in '08 but most of the people I know who voted for him then are planning on voting for him again. They aren't as vocal, enthusiastic or hopeful as before but seem to see him as the lesser of two evils.
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