In honor of the anniversary of Barack Obama's election, this diary presents quotes from various pundits and commentators who confidently predicted Obama's defeat in the presidential race. I've listed them in chronological order, starting in late 2006 and ending just before Election Day in '08.
Oct. 27, 2006: "[Obama] should run in '08. He will lose in '08. And the loss will put him irrevocably on a path to the presidency." For him to win in '08 would require a "miracle." -- Charles Krauthammer
Dec. 17, 2006: "Barack Obama is not going to beat Hillary Clinton in a single Democratic primary. I'll predict that right now." -- William Kristol
Dec. 22, 2006: "Obama's shot at the top will be short lived.... Hillary Inc. will grind up and spit out any Democratic challenger that gets in its way." -- Joe Scarborough
Mar. 19, 2007: "The right knows Obama is unelectable except perhaps against Attila the Hun." -- Mark Penn
Sep. 24, 2007: "Sen. Obama cannot possibly believe, and doesn't even act as if he believes, that he can be elected president of the United States next year." -- Christopher Hitchens
Dec. 24, 2007: "A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama and Why He Can't Win." -- title of book by Shelby Steele
Jan. 26, 2008: "The 'could we beat Obama?' conversation is purely academic. It's over. The Clintons have defeated him already, because he is leaving South Carolina as 'the black candidate.' He won't win another state." -- Michael Graham, National Review
May 7, 2008: "[Obama] has shown he cannot get the votes Democrats need to win -- blue-collar, working class people. He can get effete snobs, he can get wealthy academics, he can get the young, and he can get the black vote, but Democrats do not win with that.... He will lose big." -- Rush Limbaugh
June 3, 2008: "Obama can't possibly be elected." -- Dick Morrismuch more in article but for you die hard republican fans maybe more still won't help shed the mantle of the republican party of stupid because we know seeing and hearing the truth you guys still choose to believe the lies. here's some more that fits this category. and republicans say "he's the worse Pres. ever in our history guess because he's devoid of all those characterless traits required to be republican.
and did i mention after these predictions fell way short of truth in Dec. 08 they sit down behind those famed closed doors and hatched their plan of obstruction now going into it's 8th year in Jan 16 with out a moments consideration of what their denial of him does to we the people and the country.
now 7 years later still no joy in the republican propaganda war room they after destroying the country and tens of thousands of lives and refusing to help clean up their mess and ragging on Pres. for not fixing it fast enough, they want you to elect them to be leaders guess it all comes down to how stupidly arrogant and vindictive and anti American republican voters are
http://www.forwardprogressives.com/nearly-everything-republicans-said-president-obama-wrong/
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2015_02/a_walk_down_memory_lane_on_rep053967.php
