In 2012 will we see a repeat of 1912? Or will we get a Republican Bill Clinton?

[Penelope]

The issue with Obama = Taft is the fact that George W. Bush was not and never will be a Democrat, or anywhere near Teddy Roosevelt for that matter.

If you want a good Obama comparison, look to Nixon and Clinton. Both of whom won their re-election challenges fairly easily.

[Penelope]

Ah, I see, well, a third party emerging from the Republicans is a lot more likely than a third party run from the left, mostly because the left has no figures that are in any position to challenge Obama anywhere near as successfully as Teddy Roosevelt did Taft. More than likely, if there is a third party run, it'll be from the Tea-Party faction of the GOP, and any states they came close to winning would probably be hand delivered to Barack Obama.