- Thu Jul 29, 2010 5:35 pm
#318406
Sorry Jerrycurl, I assumed the point you and the RNC were trying to make was that he has been a bad President, not why he ran. Why he ran is kind of an empty debate at this point, but let me say this about that:
1. He did not declare until May 2nd 2007. Putting the date in 2005 is stretching it.
2. He always had Presidential aspirations. At some point he had to do the math. If Hillary wins he has to wait 8 more years in the Senate, 12 years in total, where you build the kind of voting record that makes it impossible for Senators to become President.
3. Even with this scenario, its a good idea to run now. If Hillary loses then he has an organization in place for a run in 2012. Or he may be chosen as V.P.
I don't think he really expected to win when he ran. Everyone thought that Hillary was the presumptive nominee and as good a campaign as Obama ran, Hillary ran a bad campaign. In the normal universe, Hillary would likely be President. She screwed it up.
So the real question after all that water under the bridge, is whether Obama is a good President. I think he is. You don't.
1. He did not declare until May 2nd 2007. Putting the date in 2005 is stretching it.
2. He always had Presidential aspirations. At some point he had to do the math. If Hillary wins he has to wait 8 more years in the Senate, 12 years in total, where you build the kind of voting record that makes it impossible for Senators to become President.
3. Even with this scenario, its a good idea to run now. If Hillary loses then he has an organization in place for a run in 2012. Or he may be chosen as V.P.
I don't think he really expected to win when he ran. Everyone thought that Hillary was the presumptive nominee and as good a campaign as Obama ran, Hillary ran a bad campaign. In the normal universe, Hillary would likely be President. She screwed it up.
So the real question after all that water under the bridge, is whether Obama is a good President. I think he is. You don't.