Obama will win the 2012 election!

[Vegas Joe]

Originally Posted by gsoboi78

People forget that the economy sucked after Bush's first term but he got re-elected anyway.

Nobody forgot anything about Bush. We all know he was a stupid idiot. He is the reason Obama is there now. And it took Obama to make Bush look like a decent President.

[theunbrainwashed]

Originally Posted by nmnita

In 2004 the economy was not in the same mess we are now. Think about it?? Unemployment was not above 9%, infact it was not particularly high at all: there were not foreclosures and short sales in every neighborhood, CD were not at below 1% return, shall we continue this discussion on the economy in 2004 compared to 2011?
Nita

I can't remember any president getting reelected during a bad economic slump, bar FDR.