There's an old saying that necessity is the mother of invention. I might add that incompetence is the father of desperation. This election cycle, the White House was the Republican's to lose, and lose it they seem destined. It's strangely similar to 1980, when the economy was in the doldrums, and American embassies were under siege in the Middle East. Take some back room dirty dealings by the Republicans, add a charismatic candidate, and boom - Jimmy Carter was a one-term president.
The difference this time is that it's President Obama that has all the charisma, and the cause of the economic situation is not that far in the rear-view mirror. Where Reagan seemed steadfast, Romney is a wind sock. Where George H.W. Bush added some gravitas to the ticket, Ryan adds fluff, and the concern of draconian economic rememdies and regressive policies towards women.
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