Comments on: Live Blogging the Republican Debate (Nevada Version)

By: Wenke Taule

Wenke Taule — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:21:23 +0000

Professor,

I guess we’ll see if the Obama doomsayers are right, it will be interesting in any case.

Wenke

By: Matthew Dickinson

Matthew Dickinson — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:11:15 +0000

Wenke,

Don’t deceive yourself. This will be a very difficult race for Obama, no matter who the Republicans nominate from among the current eight candidates. While it is true that his administration has a significant record of accomplishments, he will be held, fairly or not, accountable for the lackluster economy, and even some of his signature accomplishments, such as health care, are not universally popular. It is ironic that perhaps his strong suit is foreign policy, where he has largely built on the precedents established by Bush. This is not to say he can’t win. But he is in for the fight of his life.

By: Wenke Taule

Wenke Taule — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:37:11 +0000

I wonder just how difficult this race will be for Obama? He has a very strong reservoir of accomplishments that he will begin to hammer home. Republicans have nothing and it doesn’t seem as if this election climate can be compared to another historically.

By: Matthew Dickinson

Matthew Dickinson — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:42:29 +0000

Hi Dale,

I think I also said there were eight candidates on the stage. There were only seven. Old habits die hard. Huntsman, of course, wasn’t there, and I’m sorry if I indicated otherwise in my early comments (I didn’t think I did!).

Glad someone was paying attention…..

By: Dale Steinacker

Dale Steinacker — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:35:23 +0000

Matt,
Are you testing to see if we read your blogging.
You mention Huntsman a couple of times and I didn’t think he was there.
Then you ended by saying “Huntsman didn’t bother showing up.”
Huh?