tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655010464127193497.post3756537347360636310..comments2023-03-21T15:13:50.982+00:00Comments on Ed Staite blog: I'm off to the bookies to bet on Obama in 2012Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04560565239725719727noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655010464127193497.post-63834755248815973672010-11-04T20:35:06.682+00:002010-11-04T20:35:06.682+00:00What kind of odds are you getting? I've just h...What kind of odds are you getting? I've just had a quick look and the midterms don't seem to have altered his odds at all - he's still even-money, which seems about right, but not the kind of odds I want to invest a lot of money on. What concerns me is that Obama isn't doing enough to enthuse all the new voters from last time, so that even though those voters gave the Dems a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655010464127193497.post-19866481909034446542010-11-04T16:34:57.538+00:002010-11-04T16:34:57.538+00:00Good article as usual. My view is that Obama is so...Good article as usual. My view is that Obama is somewhat snookered. If he doesn't tack to the right, how can he win over the independents who just voted Republican two to one, but it seems unlikely that Obama nor his party will countenance a shift in the areas that matter to the Republicans. <br /><br />And as for the Republicans, it looks to me like they can add energy, clarity and momentum Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15447265225044425099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655010464127193497.post-64919170853563027572010-11-04T15:38:28.032+00:002010-11-04T15:38:28.032+00:00The economic situation is often a driver of perfor...The economic situation is often a driver of performance in elections. However, George Bush senior lost an election despite a healthy economy. Bill Clinton simply outsmarted Bush and his team and asked the question 'if the economy is doing so well, why are you doing so badly?'. It was cute politics and worked. <br /><br />A lot will happen before 2012 but I just feel the Republicans may Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560565239725719727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1655010464127193497.post-42217611985613983482010-11-04T13:12:30.526+00:002010-11-04T13:12:30.526+00:00Hi Ed
I came to your blog via a link from Iain Da...Hi Ed<br /><br />I came to your blog via a link from Iain Dale's. I was intrigued by your conclusion and your article.<br /><br />I have no political axe to grind as my blog is on economics. However there were developments in this area yesterday with the move by the US Federal Reserve which is their central bank to pump even more money into the US economy.<br /><br />My view on this is that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com