Dem Pollsters: Obama Should Abandon Run for Second Term and Turn Over the Reins to Hillary
Posted by Jim Hoft on Sunday, November 20, 2011, 8:13 PM
Democrat pollsters Doug Schoen and Pat Caddell think Barack Obama should turn over the reins to Hillary and abandon an attempt at a second term.
Won’t happen.
The National Journal reported:
President Obama should abandon his run for a second term and turn over the reins of the Democratic Party to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, two one-time Democratic pollsters wrote in Monday’s Wall Street Journal, which appeared online Sunday.
Patrick H. Caddell and Douglas E. Schoen argued that just as Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson decided not to pursue additional runs though they could have, Obama should do the same.
“He should abandon his candidacy for re-election in favor of a clear alternative, one capable not only of saving the Democratic Party, but more important, of governing effectively and in a way that preserves the most important of the president’s accomplishments. He should step aside for the one candidate who would become, by acclamation, the nominee of the Democratic Party: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,”Caddell and Schoen wrote.
Caddell, who worked as a pollster for President Jimmy Carter, and Schoen, who was a pollster for President Bill Clinton, argue that Obama will inevitably have to run a negative campaign in order to win reelection, the negative consequences of which will make it difficult for him to govern effectively.
“One year ago in these pages, we warned that if President Obama continued down his overly partisan road, the nation would be ‘guaranteed two years of political gridlock at a time when we can ill afford it.’ The result has been exactly as we predicted: stalemate in Washington, fights over the debt ceiling, an inability to tackle the debt and deficit, and paralysis exacerbating market turmoil and economic decline,” they write.
Caddell and Schoen say they write as “patriots and Democrats” who are concerned for their country, and they do not expect to play a direct role in any possible Clinton campaign.
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Steve commented:
That’s a smart move Mr. Caddell. Trade a POTUS who wears girlie pants for one who wears men’s britches. Good move!
NeoKong commented:
Yeah…like that will happen.
MrGoodWench commented:
Caddell and Schoen say they write as “patriots and Democrats”
+++++++
Gentlemen you are so wrong, those 2 terms are mutually exclusive .
WE KNOW .
So stop feeding us cr@p
Buffalobob commented:
A narcissistic community organizer, affirmative action recipient, admitting he is a failure. Never………..
Dave-O commented:
The Supreme Ego will go down in flames before turning over the nomination to Hillary.
It. Will. Never. Happen.
Patty commented:
Obama has such an ego and is so arrogant, he never give it up. He can’t be out done by Bush.
Obama hates Bush. Besides, Obama is done ending America’s greatness, don’t ya know.
Babsy commented:
Trading one Alinskyite for another? Oh, the HUMANITY!!!!
Wm T Sherman commented:
Hillary wouldn’t be any better. She’s done plenty of stuff just as amateurish and stupid as Obama.
But anyway, the idea that Obama would step aside voluntarily is not realistic. Never happen.
Patty commented:
Besides, MO is having to much fun pretending she is having fun. Nascar.
But on the other hand she loves dem vacations and spending taxpayers money.
Lavished in fine dining, gourmet chefs, best designer, lol, garden she just can’t stop talking about, and telling this nation what they can eat.
Oh, my goodness, no, no, Obama is finished yet. And he would have a fight every night with MO if he didn’t run and win again.
But guys keep the jokes coming!!
Patty commented:
#6
correction: Obama is done destroying a great nation.
Patty commented:
isn’t
MamaGrizzly commented:
Hillary agrees with Obama on everything. It’s like Obama-lite. So there would be little difference, and Bill would get back in the game, and . . .
Rachelle commented:
He should turn over the reins to someone who at least likes the country.
Diamond Girl commented:
We’ll see that happen when pigs fly!
Caddell and Schoen are two of the best, but the left could care less, especially since they both are regulars on big bad FOX.
Diamond Girl commented:
Btw…the dems are shaking in their boots about Dear Leader’s chances for reelection…they all know he will never step aside…his narcissism is far to large for that.
Carbon Pootprint commented:
Yeah “changing” the head of the old Clinton gang snake will make all the difference.
No Man commented:
Racists!!!!!
bigL commented:
i still think that Justice Ginsburg will retire and he will nominate himself to the Supreme Ct.
Gives him another chance to tweak their nose. The staff writes the opinions anyway. He can travel and be the Euro-Law justice.Its been done before: by Taft. Senate Donks will approve it in oh say 20 minutes, breathe a sigh of relief. Somehow Hill drops into the scenario like a Lautenburg “pivot”.
Rick commented:
So the democrats think that the radical leftist first lady will appeal to its constituency more than the pot smoking community organizer
Wiley commented:
Mr. Obama could get “sick” and Ms. Clinton could step in to save the country.
Any other move to replace obama would cause chaos in the party of change.
OxyCon commented:
Yeah right!
The only thing bigger than Obama’s mouth is his ego. Country be damned, he wants another term just to stroke his ego.
Kermit commented:
I wonder if Hillary’s Sec of State experience reflects well on her foreign policy?
Votemout2012 commented:
LOL King Obama give up the keys to the kingdom? No chance. His ego is much bigger then the democrat party ever dreamed of.
Ace commented:
The Obots would never vote for Hillary.
Ace commented:
I think this article, and Chris “Tingles” Matthews’ gnashing of teeth, plus the failure of the #OWS strategy show the desperation of the Demos who know what’s coming. They’re doomed in the Senate. They won’t have a chance in the House for years, especially with the Repubs controlling redistricting. Obama is hated.
If they could only get him out, it would put lots of pressure on the Repubs.
They should impeach him for Fast and Furious, or whatever scandal they choose.
But they don’t have the guts.
Ace commented:
Think about it…the Demos have the power to throw “Obama” out of office.
They would be seen as “putting the country over party”. Biden could be a caretaker, paving the way for the eminently reasonable Hillary, claiming all the while that Repubs are selfish and partisan.
OK, it’s not that great an idea, but it’s a lot better than sending a bunch of poorly toilet trained freeaks into the parks.
SoldiersMom commented:
Zero will be defeated in 2012; I’d bet money on it. The sad fact is that though he’ll be defeated, he’ll never go away. With the help of his cheering squad (MSM), he’ll continue the role he’s most comfortable with, agitator-in-chief, until he breaths his last.
Patty commented:
“patriots and Democrats”? where did they hear PATRIOTS FROM, OH, I KNOW THE TEA PARTY.
More like Tax and Spend Democrats.
Blacque Jacques Shellacque commented:
…Barack Obama should turn over the reins to Hillary and…
Oh, how the lefty messiah has fallen…
Old One commented:
The real poll numbers for the democrats are obviously pointing to an electoral tsunami for the party of corruption , class war, crony capitalism. Schoen & Caddell are old democrats who have been pushed aside bythe lunatic left that began its long march through the party & the nations institutionss at the 1968 democorrupt convention.
Schoen & Caddellspent more than a year after the hobamacare ram through warning the democrats they faced electoral disaster in 2010. The delusional lefty loons in charge of the party such as Debbie Downer allied with a clueless media, hardcore marxists, corruptorat bosses such as Dingy Harry & the Nancy Psychosi mob ignored the warnings of looming electoral disaster by Caddell, Scheon & Cook in 2010 and are bent on amplifying & repeating the rout in 2012.
The Spanish elections Sunday saw the green energy modelling mentor socialists of Obozo & his band of marxist brigands electorally annihilated amid the wreckage the left wrought after
2003 on what was once Europe’s most dynamic economy.
King Oblamer, his consort in crime Moochelle Antoinette & the clueless praetorian media idiots will not believe will befall the democorrrupt party on the evening of Novmber 8, 2012. I fear that the arrogant band of Chicago thugs, street hoods & Oblamer will seeing electoral doom co0ming will using Soros cash gin up street violence, declare martial law, & cancel the elections as advised by North Carolina’s democrap governor Perdue.
mcc commented:
Guess I’m pretty much alone on this one…I think it’s a possibility. Sure sounds like more and more of them are considering it. You’ve gotta admit Tingles wasn’t too happy with his fella in that interview…
If the commies think this moment might be lost, wouldn’t they make sure little Barry is put to pasture…if not 6 feet under? Not a pretty thought, that one…but isn’t that how they do things?
And imagine the fun they’ll have blaming it on the Right! Oh, they’ll be pumping themselves up with assurances they’d get all kinds of sympathy for the Left/disgust with the Right votes. Yeah, I think it’s a possibility.
For the Right, the question then becomes which candidate would fare best against ol’ Hill…
Taxpayer commented:
Well, OZero, I guess exiling Hillary for 4 years didn’t work so well, now did it?
Hillary has been saying that she wants to retire and look forward to being a grandma, but that’s a load of crap. She knows where OZero’s bodies are buried, she has a lot of chips to cash in, and she’s got a lot of DC playas by the nads. Her game is to swoop in “at the request of” the DNC to “save” the party, etc. etc.
Mike Bell commented:
“Patriots and Democrats”? By being POLLSTERS for Democrat politicians so that they can lie to the American people more effectively? Some patriots.
Highlander commented:
“capable of saving the Democratic Party”? Well, at least someone on the left recognizes that their party is crumbling. I, for one, wouldn’t lift a finger to stop its collapse.
Militant Conservative commented:
Remember Hillary AND Obama had the same mentor
Saul Alinsky. One white one black same result.
Obama is ham fisted in his implementation of
Socialism. Hillary would be more delicate and
Deceptive. Both just as lethal.
Powder is ready.
squeaky commented:
obama probably has more to worry about from his own side. he could’ve agreed to a one and done and he did say he would prefer to be a really good one term president than a mediocre two term president. his ego might be getting into the way of whatever the party prime objective maybe. if he was brought in to break up the house – i guess he would consider himself to be very good. someone said [at the time] that if he’s booted or not he’s already set up the infrastructure. in the end, all of obama’s secrets may find their way in – but not for our benefit.
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/Politics/president-obama-good-term-president/story?id=9657337
squeaky commented:
and while i would like to have the inside track on some of the biggest secrets i know [as they say] if i did they would then have to kill me….so. being inquisative is such a burden.
Hobbitually conservative commented:
The socialist tag-team.
Taqiyyotomist commented:
Obama got a Nobel.
Hilary received the “Margaret Sanger Award”. She gladly received an award named in “honor” of a racist eugenicist monster. She’s despicable.
Taqiyyotomist commented:
#31 mcc
…nails it.
That is exactly how the Democrats do things.
Paul Wellstone, and his family, come to mind.
And the Democrats will be sure that their killer has a worn, dog-eared copy of a Rush Limbaugh book in his pocket, and a fresh Gadsden Flag tattoo.
And then the state-sanctioned killing which accompanies Communist revolutions can begin in earnest.
Because that’s how they do things.
Mary B commented:
This along with the Chrissy Matthews (The Thrill is Gone) bite sure look like trial balloons to me. The Clintons were famous for launching trial balloons during their time in the lime light. Caddell was a Clintonista pollster from way back so I’m thinking that he’s providing this service again to the Clintons. Bill would LOVE to be back in politics. Am thinking a Clinton-Clinton ticket
Wouldn’t THAT be fun to watch????
Timpundit commented:
This just in:
Pretend Democratic Pollsters working for Fox news doesn’t like Obama.
Shocking.
aprilnovember811 commented:
She works for Obama. Trade one marxist for another? She may not be as bad as him, but she is an Alinskyite.
A Conservative Teacher commented:
He should. Hillary Clinton would make a better President than Obama.
burt commented:
One communist out another communist in. It never happens without violence.
mcc commented:
Hillary Clinton would make a better President than Obama.
In what sense? Achieve more for her commie bosses?
Hillary no more calls the shots than Barry has. They work not for the American people, but for people who make a normal person’s skin crawl.
Americans, for the most part, have figured out who/what Barry is. The only thing she can offer is a new challenge for the Right to expose who she really is – something we’ll have to do successfully before November 2012.
burt commented:
Rebellion in the ranks. Bill Gates will have to fire Chris Matthews! His lover is under attack.
dunce commented:
Hillary is not the solution, she is a leader of the problem. Anyone that was not an avid socialist has been driven out of the democratic party and it is now in fact, if not in name, the socialist party. She is the curse not the cure. It was was the custom when addressing the political opposition to use the term “the loyal opposition”. The democrats are loyal to the marxist creed and want to change America to be just a part global world government subordinate to a huge bunch of turds like those that populate the UN.
mcc commented:
What do you wanna bet when Hill was dumped for Barry in ’08, she was told if things didn’t work out with the community organizer, she’d get her chance to take over the reins.
They’re all in this together. And Americans have to know: the Democrat Party is not what it used to be. Anybody with the slightest discernment has fled that evil-infested nest.
Christopher Taylor commented:
And that may very well happen but… Hillary is not nearly as capable a campaigner, and she’d have the stink of the Obama administration on her, made worse by basically the president admitting he was an unelectable failure.
Stuart commented:
What a great idea. We could trade a thief ridden nanny state run by a black Marxist for a thief ridden nanny state run by a female, woman Marxist. Now that’s change you can believe in.