[bandycpa]

I hear what Mr. Vanderleun is saying, but I think it's more of a case of being in the right place at the right time. President Obama got clobbered in a 2000 congressional election, didn't become a senator until 2004 and then became President in 2008. He had great financial backing, and stepped into a situation where the most vocal of the pupulace clamored for change. Basically, President Obama won because he preached the right message to the masses and had the backing to keep doing it until people bought it (right place, right time).

Voting President Obama out seemed like a foregone conclusion a year ago. However, the Republicans, in my opinion, focused so much on telling America how bad Obama was that they failed to present a viable (and consistent) alternative. I think that the Republicans have waited so long to back a clear frontrunner that it will be very difficult to present their candidate as a winning solution. Right now, they are more concerned with "bumper sticker solutions" ("No-bama", "Nope", etc) than with presenting a platform that others can get behind before the election later this year. If they continue with this, President Obama will be re-elected later this year rather easily.

In short, focus on building your own team rather than tearing down the other team. It's the best way to get people believing in your message.


Bandy