The Boston Globe   scot lehigh  A winning issue for Obama  Once
the general election starts, the GOP’s budget approach may help
the president  Although Republicans are convinced Barack Obama
will lose next year’s election, and Democrats wonder how any
incumbent can win in this economic mess, Obama is in a good
position to win. Why? Well, start with the Republican field. Of
the principal candidates, only three would have a plausible
chance of beating Obama: Mitt Romney, Jon Huntsman, and Rick
Perry. And given his dance on the ragged edge of debate
disaster, that’s being charitable to Perry. The other candidates
are either too old, too inexperienced, too lacking in
reasonableness of outlook, manner, or temperament or too much a
combination of the aforementioned shortcomings to be elected
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