Poll: Will Obama be re-elected in 2012?

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^ Despite whatever they want to call it, the War In Iraq is still absolutely going on. Obama calling an official end to combat operations in Iraq in my opinion is just as meaningless of a political stunt as the whole "Mission Accomplished" speech Bush gave on the aircraft carrier 7 years ago. There are still many thousands of troops in Iraq, and despite what Obama is saying, I'm betting there still will be a troop presence come election time. Americans aren't stupid, they see what's really going on.

Also, I never said a Tea Partier would unseat Obama. A Tea Party candidate would probably lose by one of the biggest margins in history. What I'm saying is, the Tea Party is energizing the very battered right wing. Tea Partiers are simply those leading the battle cry, they won't be the actual soldiers. While most moderates simply laugh off the Tea Party, there's no denying the Tea Party has established doubt in even liberals in regards to Obama's ability to govern during this tough time.

I disagree about the election being about big government vs the economy. The nation's economy is probably in the worst shape it's been in since the 1930s. Unemployment is through the roof (especially chronic/extended unemployment... not to mention underemployment). For instance, I'm a college graduate who has several years experience working for the Federal Reserve until my department was closed a year ago. I haven't had a single call for an interview this past year, not one. I had to TURN DOWN interviews when I was job searching 4 years ago. On top of the job situation, the residential real estate market has collapsed, commercial is next. Americans are losing their jobs, their homes, their cars... people always look out for #1, especially in these times. They'll worry about tackling big government when things are merrier, right now they just want to put food on their tables.