That's news folks. Dan Rather may not be the household journalistic name he once was - thanks to Karl Rove's set up on the fake-true Bush National Guard story - but he is still a respected journalist.
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"This is a political nightmare for Barack Obama as president. The more-left portion of his party hates this with a passion. And politically, within his own party, if this goes through, Barack Obama will be in a position to have his shirttail on fire, his back to the wall, and the bill collector at the door. Which is metaphorically a way of saying he's almost guaranteed -- if this goes through -- to have a serious challenge in a Democratic primary for president in 2012."
Rather went on to add that "the perception of [Obama] is that he won't fight for anything." He also noted: "Many of the heavy contributors to the Democratic Party are beyond shock about this happening, and are saying to themselves, 'This guy . . . has about four to six months to turn the perception of him and the party around or we've got to start thinking about somebody else in 2012.'
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It gets worse:
Comparisons to Ted Kennedy's primary campaign against Jimmy Carter (which many believe fatally wounded Carter politically) would likely become the dominant media narrative. This is something any incumbent president -- especially one already being compared to Carter -- should avoid like the plague.
Remember when Repubs were aiming to make Obama a one term president and we all laughed?
The President is playing right into their hands...
And to think how positive I felt about him here...
sigh...
The message is clear. Barack Obama must hear the base or lose it to someone who will.
It is a terrible prospect, especially since a primary challenger may doom the democrats in 2012.
Your thoughts on the ability of a successful primary challenge and if Obama is going to be re-elected.
More from Howard Dean
"We clearly have to deal with the deficit; it is probably the biggest problem facing the country," said former DNC header Howard Dean. "But you can't deal with the deficit from a political point of view if you say to Democrats, we are going to cut Social Security and Medicare and, by the way, give tax cuts to those who make a million dollars a year."