Why Obama will never, ever be elected president

[Cigar]

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.

If anyone has any more, I'll update the diary and mention whoever finds them. Just one thing: Let's stick to commentators who gave their real name (or at least something that looks like a real name), whether they be well-known pundits or more obscure bloggers. Anonymous messages on the Internet that said stuff like "Get over it libs, Obambi will never be president" number in the thousands or more and would be way too overwhelming to include here.

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 Morris

Aug. 4, 2008: "The Molten Core of Barack: Why Obama Can't Win." -- Alex Castellanos

Aug. 11, 2008: "As I wrote last December, '[t]he pundits can talk until they are blue in the face about Obama's charisma and eloquence and cross-racial appeal. The fact of the matter is that Obama has no chance of being elected president in 2008.' I am more convinced of this conclusion than ever." -- Steven M. Warshawsky, The American Thinker

Aug. 15, 2008: "Most people think Sen. Obama has this election in the bag, but in reality he stands very little chance of reaching the presidency because of the simple fact that he is far too liberal for America." -- Russ Duenow, Fredericksburg.com

Aug. 31, 2008: "Mr. Obama is doomed to defeat.... Mr. McCain will win - and win big - in November." -- Jeffrey Kuhner, The Washington Times

Sep. 22, 2008: "John McCain will win the presidential election, Kellyanne Conway, one of the country's most respected Republican pollsters, tells Newsmax." -- Ronald Kessler

Oct. 9, 2008: "I have received numerous emails from Republicans and Democrats alike, asking whether I still think Obama will lose the election. Yes, I do. But what about the polls, they ask? The polls show that Obama is winning. No, they don't, as I will explain." -- Steven M. Warshawsky

Oct. 25, 2008: "[T]here are real signs pointing to a McCain victory this year, whether or not the mainstream media wants to acknowledge them." -- Steven M. Warshawsky

Oct. 28, 2008: "The Seven Reasons McCain-Palin Are a Lock to Win." -- Dan Perrin

Nov. 2, 2008: Obama will win the popular vote but lose the election -- Fred Barnes

Nov. 3, 2008: "I think John McCain will win a squeaker over Barack Obama." -- Ed Morrissey

Nov. 3, 2008: "Throw out the polls. All of them.... The fact is that no pollster truly knows what is going on this election cycle, because this election is unlike any other in the nation's recent history.... The final Electoral Vote tally will be 275-263 for McCain." -- Mark Impomeni, Politics Daily

Nov. 3, 2008: "The media could be the real mid-wife of the November 4th victory by Senator McCain and Governor Palin." -- Dan Perrin

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Next Prediction Please ... :tongue:

[hanger4]

You're really struggling to stay relevant ain't ya kid ?? :grin:

[Cigar]

You're really struggling to stay relevant ain't ya kid ?? :grin:

For some strange reason, your relevancy on the internet is highly important. :huh:

Maybe you should try having a life outside the internet. :laugh:

[hanger4]

For some strange reason, your relevancy on the internet is highly important. :huh:

Maybe you should try having a life outside the internet. :laugh:

Says the man that averages 45 posts a day. :grin:

[maineman]

good stuff. right wing pundits crack me up.

[Peter1469]

Says the man that averages 45 posts a day. :grin:

Really cut and pastes - little effort.

[Cletus]

He should never have been elected. That he was, just goes to prove that it is a bad idea to underestimate the stupidity of the American electorate.

[maineman]

He should never have been elected. That he was, just goes to prove that it is a bad idea to underestimate the stupidity of the American electorate.

gosh. I'm really sorry you feel that way. Maybe if the GOP put up credible candidates they wouldn't get get crushed by the democrats in national elections so often. Five out of the last six, Americans have picked my guy over your guy. damn the bad luck, eh?

[Cletus]

gosh. I'm really sorry you feel that way. Maybe if the GOP put up credible candidates they wouldn't get get crushed by the democrats in national elections so often. Five out of the last six, Americans have picked my guy over your guy. damn the bad luck, eh?

You prove my point.

[maineman]

You prove my point.

so... it is your intelligent conclusion that only uneducated people vote for democrats? Have I got that right?

[Cletus]

so... it is your intelligent conclusion that only uneducated people vote for democrats? Have I got that right?

You are working on the assumption that there are no Democrats worthy of election. I wasn't talking about ALL Democrats. I was talking about one Democrat in particular.

You are also conflating "education" with "intelligence". They are not one and the same and although they are not necessarily mutually exclusive, they can be.

It is pretty obvious that the majority of Obama voters are in fact, stump stupid, lazy, greedy, or striving to be seen as "enlightened" by those they consider their peers. For most, it is probably a combination of those characteristics. I could guess where you fall into the mix, but only you know for sure.

[maineman]

You are working on the assumption that there are no Democrats worthy of election. I wasn't talking about ALL Democrats. I was talking about one Democrat in particular.

You are also conflating "education" with "intelligence". They are not one and the same and although they are not necessarily mutually exclusive, they can be.

It is pretty obvious that the majority of Obama voters are in fact, stump stupid, lazy, greedy, or striving to be seen as "enlightened" by those they consider their peers. For most, it is probably a combination of those characteristics. I could guess where you fall into the mix, but only you know for sure.

and you know all of those demographic generalities.... how, exactly?