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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.

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