Does the Downgrade end Obama's reelection chances?

[memphis]

The downgrade itself no.  

Agreed

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You have it backward.  The increasingly likely Obama recession could lead to something looking like Jimmy Carter's re-election results.  This is but a symptom that the county needs a change and Obamanomics wasn't it.

It is not a question of the county being in bad shape in 2012; it is a question of the county being in worse shape than it was in 2008.

What are Obamanomics?

The Bush Stimulus that Obama made the (what may have been a) tactical mistake of endorsing.

It was Obama's strong support that passed the stimulus.  It increased debt, and had virtually no long term positive effect on the economy.  The Democrats had two years to look at method to reduce debt, and increase revenue; they did nothing, except increase spending and ultimately, this year, blocking revenue increases.

This was probably a strategic mistake for which the Democrats may be paying for for the next 30 years.

Wait, weren't you the guy who predicted that a Republican would win in 2008?

He insisted that the Bradley Effect meant that the polls didn't matter and Obama would lose.

Sweet Sarah Palin was suposed to get a huge sympathy vote as well.