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Why the Obama Bubble Still Hasn’t Burst

bwo_rei Wrote: Oct 08, 2012 10:03 PM

No, he won't. Not this time. The Obama drones need hype and there isn't any for him this time; the thrill is gone. The die-hards will vote for him, to be sure, but not the groupies from '08. They won't vote for Romney, of course, but they won't bother to show up to vote for Obama, either. Star is right that the face of the country is changing, but conservatives still outnumber libs by more than 2 to 1. I agree that a revival will be necessary eventually, but there are still enough good people at present; at least for this election.

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Why the Obama Bubble Still Hasn’t Burst

Can there be political bubbles like financial bubbles?

Financial bubbles, inflated by hopes and dreams, burst when reality negates any possibility that those hopes and dreams will be realized. At that point, sky high stock or bond or real estate prices come crashing down to earth.

Can the same thing happen in politics? Can a skilled politician, who has become popular with soaring rhetoric and promises, deflate when it starts becoming clear that he is not going to deliver?

Of course, I am thinking about our president.

Mitt Romney demonstrated in the first presidential debate that the considerable gap...

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