Can anyone beat President Obama when he runs for reelection? The question seems to be on the minds of people whose job, or avocation, it is to ask. In other words, the people who write for, and read, Politico.
Well, if Obama is going to be defeated, it will have to be by somebody. We know this to be true because there is an old political proverb that goes, “You can’t beat somebody with nobody.” The line is sometimes credited to no less an authority than William Safire, and it is the kind of thing that football coaches and political insiders are admired for saying. Because it is so stupid and obvious, it must be . . . profound. Or something.
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