Hillarysworld

http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=1233804

A Christian leader and scholar believes that unless Republicans are "really stupid," President Barack Obama's re-election chances in two years are slim.

Now that the midterm elections are over, a number of political pundits have begun talking about 2012 and how the battle between Obama and the new Republican-controlled Congress could shape the upcoming presidential campaign. Dr. Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), believes Obama's chances for re-election are not good right now.

"We can't underestimate him, but he is a conviction politician. He is going to do what he thinks is right for the country, which is way to the left of what most Americans think," Land notes. "And I think his re-election chances are pretty dim, unless the Republicans are really stupid. Now they have been in the past. I mean, did anybody think Bob Dole could really win [in 1996]?"

And while the Republican pick in 2012 will either enhance or hurt Obama's chances of keeping his position, the ERLC president suggests Obama might also have to contend with a primary challenge from Hillary Clinton.

"If Mr. Obama's approval rating continues to fall, and I think it will because I think he will fight this Congress -- I think that if his opinion ratings get below 40 percent, Hillary may run against him," Land suspects.

He points out that two Democratic pollsters have even suggested their party might have a better chance of holding on to the White House if Obama decides to concentrate on working with the new Congress to try to solve the nation's problems and does not run for re-election in 2012.

I doubt any higher-up in the Southern Baptist Convention is a Hillary supporter, but still it's interesting to examine the situation from their POV.