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February 6, 2012

Team Obama Shows Dangerous Penchant for Hubris

Al Hunt, Bloomberg


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President Barack Obama is headed for political turbulence. That prediction isn’t based on any private polling data or inside information. It's just common sense: National political campaigns are cyclical, and after an especially good cycle, the Democratic president is due for some downtime.

On re-election prospects, the Obamaites are confident when they look at the state of the race, especially the Republicans. They’re showing signs of cockiness.

 

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