# Let's get the 2012 POTUS campaign started!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-the-2012-potus-campaign-started/471215>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 5, 2008, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-the-2012-potus-campaign-started/471215 "2008-11-05T05:04:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-the-2012-potus-campaign-started/471215/1 "2008-11-05T05:04:03Z")

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Now that the 2008 election is over, I think y’all will agree that we can finally start debating the 2012 election.

I can see Palin running, but I doubt she’ll win the nomination of the RNC.

Based only on Obama’s victory speech (which I’m listening to him make as I type this), I think he makes a strong case for re-election.

With the slight splintering of the Republican party that may happen in the coming months and years, are there any third party candidates that will garner enough support to claim even 5% of the voters?

I look forward to other’s thoughts on this upcoming crucial election.

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-the-2012-potus-campaign-started/471215/2 "2008-11-05T05:19:59Z")

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The repubs are in disarray. The neocons who promised so much .delivered a humiliating loss of the president,senate and house. They created a mess that will be hard to fix. If the dems clean it up, the repubs are out for a long time.

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**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-the-2012-potus-campaign-started/471215/3 "2008-11-05T05:24:01Z")

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Oh geez, let’s not.

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**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-the-2012-potus-campaign-started/471215/4 "2008-11-05T14:52:59Z")

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I hear that the Dems.are going to fund Palin to stand for the Republicans as she did such a great job for them this election.

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**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-the-2012-potus-campaign-started/471215/5 "2008-11-05T14:58:18Z")

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Sorry, I’m a bit tired. Wake me up around mid-2011 or so.

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**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-the-2012-potus-campaign-started/471215/6 "2008-11-05T15:30:08Z")

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> [@Snowbaorder Bo](#):
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> Now that the 2008 election is over, I think y’all will agree that we can finally start debating the 2012 election.

I think you should be banned for this alone.

😃 Sort of.

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**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-the-2012-potus-campaign-started/471215/7 "2008-11-05T15:38:38Z")

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> [@Frank](#):
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> Oh geez, let’s not.

I’m with **Frank**. Please, give us a few days.

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**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-get-the-2012-potus-campaign-started/471215/8 "2008-11-05T17:03:44Z")

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> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
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> Now that the 2008 election is over, I think y’all will agree that we can finally start debating the 2012 election.
> 
> I can see Palin running, but I doubt she’ll win the nomination of the RNC.
> 
> Based only on Obama’s victory speech (which I’m listening to him make as I type this), I think he makes a strong case for re-election.
> 
> With the slight splintering of the Republican party that may happen in the coming months and years, are there any third party candidates that will garner enough support to claim even 5% of the voters?
> 
> I look forward to other’s thoughts on this upcoming crucial election.

let’s not, and say we did.