Comments on: 2008: The Year of Obama? http://skepticians.com/2009/04/2008-the-year-of-obama/ by James Richardson Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:09:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: 2008: The Year of Obama? - Jrichardson’s blog - RedState web01.prod.theplanet.eaglepub.com 174.120.27.221 http://skepticians.com/2009/04/2008-the-year-of-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-4057 2008: The Year of Obama? - Jrichardson’s blog - RedState web01.prod.theplanet.eaglepub.com 174.120.27.221 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:06:45 +0000 http://skepticians.com/?p=736#comment-4057 [...] Cross-posted at Skepticians.com. Sphere: Related Content Share on: Facebook | digg_url = 'http://beta.redstate.com/jrichardson/2009/04/28/2008-the-year-of-obama/'; digg_title = '2008: The Year of Obama?'; digg_skin = 'compact'; | Reddit Category: Barack Obama, Larry Sabato, Realigning Elections [...] [...] Cross-posted at Skepticians.com. Sphere: Related Content Share on: Facebook | digg_url = ‘http://beta.redstate.com/jrichardson/2009/04/28/2008-the-year-of-obama/’; digg_title = ‘2008: The Year of Obama?’; digg_skin = ‘compact’; | Reddit Category: Barack Obama, Larry Sabato, Realigning Elections [...]

]]> By: Dave http://skepticians.com/2009/04/2008-the-year-of-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-2258 Dave Sat, 16 May 2009 17:13:03 +0000 http://skepticians.com/?p=736#comment-2258 I think you miss an essential point: The Republican party. A 3rd party is more likely to challenge the Democrats than the Republicans. It seems incredibly unlikely to me that those who control the shrunken party today (Hannity, Limbaugh, et al) will lose or give up power. Without some better personalities heading the party and without more intellectual firepower aimed at the "other" side than what hope do the Republicans have fighting the changed and changing demographics. The country ain't going to get any whiter. I think you miss an essential point: The Republican party. A 3rd party is more likely to challenge the Democrats than the Republicans. It seems incredibly unlikely to me that those who control the shrunken party today (Hannity, Limbaugh, et al) will lose or give up power.

Without some better personalities heading the party and without more intellectual firepower aimed at the “other” side than what hope do the Republicans have fighting the changed and changing demographics.

The country ain’t going to get any whiter.

]]> By: RedState http://skepticians.com/2009/04/2008-the-year-of-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-1914 RedState Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:29:26 +0000 http://skepticians.com/?p=736#comment-1914 [...] The Obama campaign was the greatest candidate-centered campaign for president in American history. It wasn’t “powered by Hope,” it was powered by his enormous ego and drive for success. Had Obama’s peculiar cult of personality established a Democratic coalition, Congressional Democrats would have earned greater majorities in both Houses, yet they didn’t. Moreover, we’re still at relative parity in terms of partisanship and see essentially a party stalemate in Congress. [...] [...] The Obama campaign was the greatest candidate-centered campaign for president in American history. It wasn’t “powered by Hope,” it was powered by his enormous ego and drive for success. Had Obama’s peculiar cult of personality established a Democratic coalition, Congressional Democrats would have earned greater majorities in both Houses, yet they didn’t. Moreover, we’re still at relative parity in terms of partisanship and see essentially a party stalemate in Congress. [...]

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